Grand Rapids Community College, Lakeshore Campus

Holland, Michigan

Firm

GMB Architecture + Engineering

Client

Grand Rapids Community College

Area

52,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$12,000,000

Completion Date

08/2021

Jason Keen

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Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) has offered classes on the lake shore, spread out in four locations, for more than 20 years. The college purchased the former JCPenney in The Shops at Westshore Mall in the heart of Holland Township to become a consolidated GRCC Lakeshore Campus, committed to serving Lakeshore learners of all ages. One consolidated campus creates synergy and collaboration across programs that are physically co-located. The facility gives GRCC flexibility to grow into the much-larger space and establishes a strong presence that truly embeds the college – and education – in a community. One of the challenges presented to the design team was to take the JCPenney space and create a new GRCC identity that would shed any association with the old retail presence. The vast interior space was converted into labs and classrooms, and the exterior of the building was completely transformed, establishing a modern, welcoming presence while saving as much of the existing building shell as possible to keep the project within its budget.

Additional Information

Associated Firm

The Christman Company

Cost per Sq Ft

$230.00

Featured in

2022 Educational Interiors Showcase

Interior category

Interior Renovation

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