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CAMPUS NORTH RESIDENTIAL COMMONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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  • Location Chicago, IL
  • LEED Rating Gold
  • Awards Best Project Award, Residential/Hospitality category, Engineering News-Record Midwest, 2017
    Gold Award, Building Team Awards, Building Design + Construction, 2017
    American Architecture Prize, Architectural Design/Educational Buildings, 2017
    Chairman’s Award for Community Impact and Social Responsibility, Design-Build Institute of America, 2017
    Excellence in Design Award (Architecture), Design-Build Institute of America, 2017
    Award of Merit (Educational Facilities) Design-Build Institute of America, 2017
    Shortlist, Higher Education Category, World Architecture Festival, 2017
    Building of the Year Midwest, Best of Design Awards, Architect’s Newspaper, 2017
    Honor Award, AIA Hampton Roads, 2017
    PCI Design Awards, Higher Education category, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 2017

    Best Precast Project, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Awards, 2017

The North Campus Residence Hall and Dining Commons is a new 360,000 sq. ft. development designed to be a signature facility for The University of Chicago. Located on the northern part of the campus, the new residence hall includes eight “Houses” of approximately 100 first- through fourth-year students each. Each college “House” is structured around a three-story lounge that includes common space for students, as well as a community dining commons with tables organized by each “House”. The residence hall also offers a more independent living option with private rooms and kitchen facilities for third- and fourth-year students. Additionally, the development includes small retail spaces, offices, multi-use rooms, and classrooms.

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CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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  • Location

    Chicago, IL

  • LEED Rating Gold
The new Chicago Theological Seminary for the University of Chicago is a four-story building that includes administration offices, classrooms, a chapel, a library, and a dining space. Additionally, the project included state-of-the-art audio visual technologies for interactive student education. The University of Chicago Guide for Professional Services required energy modeling, which, combined with a cost analysis, guided the team in optimizing design and material efficiencies, while maintaining the architect’s design intent. Photovoltaics were used to provide an alternate energy source to the building. 

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CONSUMERS ENERGY, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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  • Location Grand Rapids, MI
  • LEED Rating Silver
The Consumers Energy Employee Development Center (EDC) is a state-of-the-art, three story, 31,000 sf training center and office building along the west bank of the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first floor contains general meeting areas, energy exhibits, lobbies, and classrooms. The second floor contains additional classrooms and breakout areas. The third floor contains conference rooms and executive offices while the fourth floor contains space for mechanical equipment as well as general storage. In partnership with Catalyst Partners, dbHMS was contracted by Consumers Energy to provide mechanical, electrical, and plumbing Commissioning Services, Measurement & Verification for Ongoing Commissioning, Building Enclosure Commissioning Services, and Building Enclosure Testing Services.

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EDWARD H. LEVI ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PORTAL, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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  • Location Chicago, IL
  • Awards AIA Design Excellence Awards – Divine Detail, Citation of Merit, 2014
The Edward H. Levi Administration Building is prominently located at the axis terminus of the University of Chicago Quadrangle. Due to the building’s location, it was often considered a barrier when walking across the campus. To increase circulation, a renovation was completed to open up the solid façade and create a pedestrian portal through the center of the building.

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LABORATORY OF ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE RESEARCH (LASR), THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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  • Location Chicago, IL
  • LEED Rating Gold
LASR is the center of theoretical and experimental research for space applications, gathering researchers from multiple fields focused on development of ideas and tools for understanding space. The building is an existing facility on the University of Chicago’s campus. The two-floor structure has been fully reconstructed and an addition has been added, extending its height to four floors. The facility includes offices, meeting rooms, and electronic and laser application labs plus specialty fume hood labs.

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MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTER, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

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  • Location Chicago, IL
  • LEED Rating Gold
  • Awards AIA Design Excellence Awards – Citation of Merit, 2010
This 40,000 sq. ft. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED©) NCv2.2 Gold Media Production Center for Columbia College Chicago combined large film and animation studios with classrooms and workshops on an urban campus. As the first new building for the College, it fortified the school’s competitive edge in film-making and animation, as well as highlighted its design-forward identity.

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POWERHOUSE, BELOIT COLLEGE

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  • Location Beloit, WI
The Blackhawk Generating Station, known as “The Powerhouse” is a decommissioned coal-fired electrical plant adjacent to the Rock River. Recently, Beloit College acquired the 100 year old river-front property with plans to develop it into the center of campus life. dbHMS is working with Studio Gang Architects in the design of a student activity and recreation center. The vision for the Powerhouse is a signature facility that will boast the college’s reputation through creative and innovative design features in a historically industrial space.

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SAIEH HALL FOR ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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  • Location Chicago, IL
  • LEED Rating Gold
  • Awards CBC Merit Awards, CBC/COAA Owner’s Choice Awards, 2015
    Design Excellence Awards, Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award, 2014
    SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering, Best Renovation / Retrofit, 2014
    SCUP Excellence Planning Honor Award, 2014
The project scope includes the renovation, adaptive re-use, and addition to the historic Theological Seminary building constructed between 1923 and 1928 on the University of Chicago campus. The 100,000 sq. ft. building is the new home for the Saieh Hall for Economics. 

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VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, EARLHAM COLLEGE

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  • Location Richmond, IN
  • LEED Rating Gold
This new 47,000 sq. ft. building is a state-of-the-art resource center for Earlham College’s Visual and Performing Arts Department. Located on the college’s South campus, the new facility is comprised of two main performance facilities that are located in the center of the building, a 480 seat concert venue with moveable tiered seating, and a new black box theater. The two theaters are surrounded by support spaces, including a green room, individual practice rooms, as well as jazz and gamelan classrooms, dressing rooms, and storage spaces.

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WILLIAM ECKHARDT RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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  • Location Chicago, IL
The William Eckhardt Research Center at the University of Chicago is the new home for the University’s Division of Physical Sciences units including the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Studies, and the Enrico Fermi Institute. Additionally, the University’s new program in Molecular Engineering will be housed in this facility offering offices, conference rooms, a clean room and specialized laboratory and imaging facilities for the department’s use.

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