- Project uploaded by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN) on 03-04-2025
- Project last updated by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN) on 03-13-2025
North Campus Housing
Seattle, WAThe University of Washington's LEED Gold-certified North Campus Housing neighborhood extends an historic campus fabric by weaving together four buildings and accompanying landscapes on a previously isolated and heavily sloped part of campus. The residences create a vibrant living-learning community for upwards of 2,000 students, fostering engagement and connection through dining, instruction, meeting, and recreation spaces. The neighborhood bustles with an intramural field, various student lounges, a student information help center, learning resource and tutoring center, classrooms, 300-person conference and event space, and an innovation learning lab.
Whole Building LCA Assessment via Tally® was used throughout the project informing and confirming structural system approach (wood-framed 5-over-2 construction), as well as facade elements (western red cedar rainscreen cladding). The construction reduced demolition and new construction waste materials by at least 50%.
The design process entailed a deep study of wood weathering patterns and drivers, and rainscreen detailing was guided by anticipation of that—acknowledging that the western red cedar is a natural material and to best set up long-term success both in terms of aesthetics and limited maintenance. This material's transparent supply chain allowed us to confirm labor practices were ethical and non-exploitative.
Project Details
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Year Built
2021
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Number Of Stories
7
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Bldg system
Innovative Light-Frame
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Sq. Meters
37,160
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Construction Type:
V-A
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Building Type:
Student Housing
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Material Types:
Light-Frame
Project Team
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Coughlin Porter Lundeen Structural Engineer
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GGLO Associate Architect
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Graham Baba Associate Architect
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KieranTimberlake Design Architect
- Project uploaded by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN) on 03-04-2025
- Project last updated by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN) on 03-13-2025