Project Details
- Project Name
- Nursing and Health Sciences Building
- Architect
- SmithGroup
- Client/Owner
- Texas A&M University System
- Project Types
- Education
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 113,585 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2019
- Shared by
- SmithGroup
- Team
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Clint Menefee, Principal in Charge
Bill Neuhoff, Project Manager, Project Architect
Mark Kranz, Design Principal
Jessica Janzen, Project Architect
Kamala Farquharson, Architectural Team Member
Will McCrory, Project Architect
Michiko Shimada, Project Architect
Natalie Szymanski, Lead Planner
Kenda Draper, interior Designer
Rick Jones, Landscape Architect
Tasha Wenderlich, Landscape Architect
Eric Kirkland, Mechanical Engineer
Bryan Jehling, Electrical Engineer
Lhymwell Manalo, Plumbing Engineer
Kyle Lehman, Fire Protection Engineer
- Consultants
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Structural Engineer: JQ Infrastructure,Civil Engineer: Pacheco Koch,Audio-visual and Information Technology: DataCom Design Group,Geotechnical Engineer: APEX
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $42,000,000
Project Description
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
Positioned along the frontage road between the campus core and an underutilized lake, the Texas A&M University–Commerce Nursing and Health Sciences Building forms a meeting point for university and community functions and establishes external connections through a boardwalk and internal courtyard. The design creates an iconic building for individual departments, balancing the need for unique identities for Nursing, Health & Human Performance and Biomedical Research, while incorporating mixing zones for interdisciplinary collaboration, multi-functional resources and amenities for the broader campus. Academic programs housed in a ‘workhorse bar’ of labs and classrooms include a state-of-the-art nursing and simulation suite; Health Homes Program–focused programming including a full-court teaching gymnasium, teaching kitchen and human performance lab; and a graduate student suite for Biomedical Research and two cutting-edge research labs. The academic programs aim to educate healthcare practitioners to serve the under-resourced medical communities in Northeast Texas. A lake-facing volume is crafted as the facility’s social hub and administrative wing. The Boardwalk and Roof Terrace create iconic and memorable social spaces which offer picturesque views of Gee Lake.
