WCCCD NORTHWEST CAMPUS
Project completed by: Hamilton Anderson Associates.
As employee at Hamilton Anderson Associates , Michael Ford worked on the WCCCD Northwest Campus from conceptual Design to Construction Administration. A new classroom building for Wayne County Community College District located in Detroit, Michigan. This LEED Platinum building includes a green roof, bio-retention basin, storm water retention a geothermal wall and a green roof to name of few green strategies.
The project has won a number of awards including a 2014 AIA Michigan Design Award.
Wayne County Community College District
As a team member at Hamilton Anderson Associates, Ford was involved and the design and documentation of Wayne County Community College District’s (WCCCD) new building on its Northwest Campus located in Detroit, Michigan. The new building accommodates all present/future enrolment needs and creates a flagship campus for the rapidly growing district.
The new 100,000 square foot multi-use building includes student services, staff and faculty offices, state of the art classrooms and a health and wellness centre. The facility is a demonstration of sustainable design and the district’s role in the creation of green collar jobs. The project is Platinum certified as of 2014. The placement of the facility creates a new campus greenspace that ties the existing buildings into a cohesive property.
As part of the preliminary design, Hamilton Anderson worked with the district’s staff to develop the program for the student services wing of the facility, creating a “one stop shop” for all student service functions. These functions included Admissions, Advising, Assessment, Student Accounts, and Financial Aid.