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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

SRG + CannonDesign

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 5/6/2024
Program type(s): Health Care - Hospital Inpatient
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 160,195 sf
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 184,000 sf
Project substantial completion date: 5/6/2024
Climate zone: 4C
Project site: Previously developed land
Project team: 
General Contractor: Clark|Abbott, A Joint Venture

Risk Reward Partners: Veca Electric & Technologies, McKinstry, Performance Contracting Inc., Schuff Steel Company, Queen City Sheet Metal & Roofing

Structural: Thornton Tomasetti in collaboration with Lund Opsahl 

Mechanical/Plumbing: Mazzetti in collaboration with Modern Mechanical, Bogard Engineers, and The Greenbusch Group

Electrical: PAE Engineers

Lighting: HLB

Civil: KPFF in collaboration with CM Design Group 

Landscape: OJB Landscape Architecture in collaboration with Osborne Consulting, Inc.

Signage/Wayfinding: Mayer Reed, Inc 

Food Service: Ricca Design Studios

Envelope Consultant: 4EA

Code Consultant: Code Unlimited, LLC

Transportation: Lerch Bates

LEED: O’Brien 360

Specifications: Applied Building International, Inc

Hardware Consultant: Allegion

ADA Consultant: Studio Pacifica

Project Overview:
The University of Washington’s Center for Behavioral Health and Learning exemplifies how architecture can enhance mental healthcare and education. Designed to integrate behavioral health, medical care and teaching under one roof, the building offers a holistic environment that promotes healing and innovation. Its thoughtful design maximizes natural light, incorporates calming materials and fosters a sense of dignity and community. Collaborative spaces support interdisciplinary care, while patient-centered areas prioritize privacy and comfort. Anchoring a new behavioral health campus, the center is a beacon for mental health advocacy and a model for how architecture can advance equitable, compassionate and integrated healthcare delivery.

Submission portfolio​​​​​​​

UW Medicine, Center for Behavioral Health and Learning

Category

Healthcare Design Awards > Category B: Built: More than $25 million (construction cost)

Description

Design excellence is sustainable, resilient, & inclusive design

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