Magnusson Klemencic Associates

UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Team

Architect

LMN Architects

Contractor

Mortenson

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Education

COMPLETION

2019

PROJECT SIZE

138,000 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural Engineer

Seattle, WA
UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

The “Gates Center” is a five-story education facility featuring classrooms and wet laboratories to research advanced molecular information systems, a 3,000-ft² robotics lab, administrative offices, and a 250-seat auditorium. In addition to flexible event space and open areas for student collaboration, MKA designed the structure to integrate seamlessly with the adjacent Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering.

Exterior daylight view of the University of Washington's five-story Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering with a glass-and-wood facade and surrounding roadway, staircase, and hillside landscaping

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Exterior daylight view of the University of Washington's five-story Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering with a glass-and-wood facade and surrounding roadway, staircase, and hillside landscaping

Interior view of a student-filled classroom at the University of Washington's five-story Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering featuring raked seating, two display screens, and wood-paneled overhead lighting

Image of UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Image Credit: Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Awards

2019 Building of the Year - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce