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March 13, 2014
Heritage University has broken ground on three new buildings totaling 28,588 square feet on its main campus in rural Toppenish.
The buildings were designed by Tom Kundig and Kirsten Murray of Olson Kundig Architects. Jim Friesz with the Seattle firm was the project manager.
Chervenell Construction is building the project, which is expected to be complete by Aug. 1.
The team also includes DCI Engineers, civil and structural; MW Engineers, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; Stafford Design Group, kitchen consultant; Michelle Arab Studio, landscape architecture; Escent Lighting Design; and BRC Acoustics.
Heritage said the buildings will be on the campus quad, activating the public-green space and encouraging interaction between students and nature.
The 12,979-square-foot main new building will replace Petrie Hall, which burned down in 2012. This Classroom Arts Building will have classrooms, computer labs and an art studio.
The 11,482-square-foot Dining Commons will have a cafeteria, dining room and bookstore.
Another 4,127-square-foot building will house information technology.
Heritage said the buildings will have brick facades and metal roofs, materials that will be easy to expand upon as the university grows and undertakes future phases of its master plan. Olson Kundig developed that plan for growth of the 48-acre campus. These are the first three buildings in the plan.
Heritage University is a non-profit, independent institution offering undergraduate and graduate education in Washington. It has 1,128 students.
Heritage said it provides a university education to a rural population that has been historically underrepresented in higher education: 85 percent of its students are the first in their family to attend college.