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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

LMN Architects.

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 9/12/2022
Program type(s): Education - College/University (campus-level)
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 80,200
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 84,800
Project substantial completion date: 9/12/2022
Climate zone: 5C
Project site: Previously developed land
Project team: 
Design-Builder: Hoffman Construction Company
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates with Katerra, Carla Keel, and Autoscan.
Civil Engineer: Mayfly Engineering & Design, Pllc.
Landscape Architect: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Ltd.
Lighting Design: HLB Lighting Design
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: PAE Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Plumbing Engineer: Burman Design
Signage: Studio Matthews
Accessibility: Studio Pacifica
Commissioning: Wilson Jones Commissioning
Envelope Consultant: Morrison Hershfield with McClintock Façade Consulting
LEED Administration and Energy Modeler: O’Brien360
Environmental Graphic Designer: Advent, LLC.
Acoustics: The Greenbusch Group
Design-Build Trade Partners: Pellco Construction (Earthwork & Utilities), Steelkorr (Steel), Performance Contracting, Inc. (Interiors), McKinstry (Mechanical), VECA (Electrical), Herzog Glass (Glazing), OpenSquare (Furniture), Schindler (Elevators).

Project Overview:
Founders Hall is the first mass timber structure on the University of Washington campus and sets a new standard for embodied and operational carbon reduction. The building design creates an intersection of three volumes hosting team collaboration spaces, administrative offices, classrooms, and gathering spaces, connected by a five-story steel and wood stair that weaves through the mass timber structure. Founders Hall is a model of reduced-carbon construction, flexible planning, collaborative learning, and community building. The project reflects the social character of business in the new century and aspires to be a sustainable building that will inspire future generations.

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