General Project Information
Architectural Credit:
SRG + CannonDesign
Location: Seattle, Washington, United StatesProject 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
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