Assisting in Lab Learning: Engineering solutions for laboratory and science classroom facilities
Northwest University’s nursing and science departments found a new home in this 45,000-sf facility, for which DCI Engineers provided structural design services.
Location:
Kirkland, Washington
Area:
45,000-sf
Size:
3 stories
Service:
Structural
Industries:
Healthcare, Life Science & Laboratory, Higher Education
Primary Material:
Concrete
Project Highlights
Consists of multiple classrooms and offices, as well as designated wet and dry research lab space and computer lab space.
Includes a large lecture hall that is frequently used by campus and community organizations.
Structural frame consists of one level of post-tensioned concrete slab and a post-tensioned concrete roof.
The structure includes several one-story tall reinforced concrete walls at the base of the building to retain soil across the site’s steep slope.
