The renovation of Becht Hall creates a long-desired central location for a broad range of Student Service and Student Life functions in a turn-of-the-century building in the heart of Clarion University’s campus. The new program includes a “One-Stop” service center, a “Student Success” learning and retention center, facilities for graduate and international students and a student health center.

PWWG led a programming process to understand and synthesize future occupancies. We met with 15 department representatives and toured over a dozen sites on the Clarion campus which housed the functions that the client wished to consolidate in Becht Hall. PWWG worked closely with stakeholders and users to learn their day-to-day operations and develop a new facility that will respond to their visions, within the boundaries and character of the historic building. PWWG utilized Revit BIM software to fully model the existing building and the proposed alterations.

Size

53,000 sf

Construction Cost

$ 14.6 million

Firm Responsibility

Programming
Abatement
Architectural Design
Furniture and Office
Systems Layout
Contract Documents
Bidding
Contract Administration

Delivery

Public Bid, Mult. Prime

Completion Date

September 2015

LEED Rating

Projected LEED Silver