Mary Gates Hall

Mary Gates Hall

Mary Gates Hall

Project description: Restoration and addition to the 1928-vintage Physics Hall at the University of Washington for the new center for undergraduate education. The 185,000-square-foot building will feature the collegiate gothic style of early campus buildings, with detailed brick and cast stone work matching the original patterns and materials of Physics Hall. It will include instructional computing facilities and 40 interactive classrooms, academic services and advising, career services, interdisciplinary programs and the dean's office of undergraduate education. Interior spaces will be provided for student-faculty interaction, including a sky lit central commons area and smaller nooks for meetings or studying.

Special note: Mary Gates Hall was originally a GC/CM job, but was later switched to a traditional bid by the University of Washington. Because of this, the project was given a special place on the Top 20 list.

Address: On Rainier Vista near Drumheller Fountain, University of Washington, Seattle

Original contract amount: $23,700,000

Start of construction: Jan. 26, 1998

Expected completion date: Fall 1999

Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co., 655 W. Smith St., Suite 209, Kent, WA 98032, 253-852-6517

Architect: Bassetti Architects Inc., 1011 Western Ave., Suite 701, Seattle, WA 98108, 206-340-9500; Hartman-Cox Architects, 1074 Thomas Jefferson St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007, 202-333-6446

Owner: University of Washington

Project participants: KPFF Consulting Engineers; The Greenbusch Group; FP Engineering; C.D.I. Inc.; Sparling Inc.; Nakano-Dennis; Adamson; Lerch Bates North America Inc.; EHS Electric; Plumbing Today; Henson Masonry; Metals Fabrication Co. Inc.; DBM/CM; Montgomery Kone Elevator; New Environmental Inc.; Harvard Steel Inc.; Cadman Sand & Gravel; Pioneer Masonry Restoration; Precision Stair Corp.; Midwest Steel Erectors; Profile Steel Inc.; Mehrer Drywall; and Fireguard Fire Protection.