Skagit Valley College Campus Center

This pro­ject recre­ated the Skagit Valley College Cam­pus Cen­ter into a build­ing with an in­ter­nal con­sis­tency it has­n’t had since the first ad­di­tions. New spaces were cre­ated that have been long ab­sent from the cam­pus but be­long at any in­sti­tu­tion of higher learn­ing: spaces for quiet study, for large sem­i­nars, for for­mal and in­for­mal gath­er­ing. 80% of the build­ing, prior to the re­newal, has been reused. The re­main­ing 80% now equals the new ad­di­tions in not only codes but also ap­pear­ance.

The Cam­pus Cen­ter has been recre­ated into a first class build­ing serv­ing the needs of stu­dents, fac­ulty, and the pub­lic.

Cir­cu­la­tion is not just a con­nec­tion be­tween the spaces in the build­ing. It is now part of those spaces. Prior to the re­newal, stu­dent reg­is­tra­tion hap­pened at win­dows along a cor­ri­dor wall. Now that cor­ri­dor is part of the reg­is­tra­tion area, open­ing into a large queu­ing area.

At the south lobby the glazed walls not only bring nat­ural light into the build­ing, but also il­lu­mi­nate the over­hang­ing roof at night, cre­at­ing a lantern to draw in vis­i­tors. The curved wall of the art gallery draws peo­ple into the build­ing and di­rects them to­wards the in­for­ma­tion desk.

“HKP has consistently been a reliable provider of quality projects at Skagit Valley College while understanding limited budgets as well as addressing the pressures of design and construction in busy campus settings. They have provided projects consistent with the SVC vision for their campus community and their approach to programming and design services has been focused and organized.”

Robert Co­la­surdo, RA
Se­nior Ar­chi­tect/​Pro­ject Man­ager De­part­ment of En­ter­prise Ser­vices