Design Build

Design-Build. And Why It Pays To Be On The Same Page.

WTW has worked with Design-Builders since we opened our doors. We are proud to say that we are a forerunner in this growingly popular project delivery method.

Design-Build marks a shift from traditional Design-Bid-Build. It combines design and construction quality, cost, and schedule into a single point of responsibility.

What’s the advantage of this integrated approach? When architects, interior designers, and construction staff are all in sync, projects flow more smoothly. And when a project manager is involved from beginning to end, there’s the added benefit of time and cost savings. Using Design-Build, WTW can deliver buildings of unsurpassed quality, on time and on budget.

Student Union Building I Renovation, George Mason University,

As part of a total transformation of three existing interrelated student life centers, SUB I was renovated and expanded into a new Student Services Center including a “One Stop Shop” for students to interface with the myriad of administrative functions related to their education.

Fairfax, VA
110,900 SF
Port Sky Café, Penn State Altoona

Returning the Port Sky Café to renewed prominence and the center of campus student activity, the renovated facility is energized by a curving main street that provides passing students the opportunity to view the activities of the reimaged servery, and expanded student dining rooms.

Altoona, PA
35,000 SF
6,700 SF New / 17,353 SF Renovation
Oak Hall and Hickory Hall, Mansfield University

Oak Hall and Hickory Hall are living learning centers that comprise the first phase of the WTW prepared student housing masterplan to replace all 1,800 existing beds on campus. The Halls’ strategic location along an upper ridge provides dramatic views of the campus and surrounding landscape, enhancing their connection to the University.

Mansfield, PA
634 Beds
Student Housing, Slippery Rock University

Based on WTW’s master plan, the new student housing replaces outdated high rise dormitories with residential learning communities. A variety of living options are provided in the six buildings.

Slippery Rock, PA
2,136 Beds
LEED certified
Student Housing Renewal Initiative, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Allegheny and Brandywine Halls are the first phase of a three-phase Student Housing Renewal Initiative. Following the residential master plan prepared by WTW, phase one will replace all 3,216 beds on campus.

West Chester, PA
378,910 SF
1,264 Beds
North Village II Apartments, Allegheny College,

This apartment and suite-style facility provides options for single and shared bedrooms in semi-suite and full suite arrangements in a living/learning environment. Stone and brick facades, steeply pitched roofs, well proportioned windows, and two story porches relate to the campus vernacular.

Meadville, PA
77,254 SF
232 Beds
LEED Gold
Stephenson Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Keeping with the Housing Master Plan designed by WTW, IUP has been aggressively replacing its student housing. WTW Architects teamed with Allen & O’Hara, Inc. and Massaro Corporation to construct the 186,000-square-foot project housing 596 beds for Phase 4.

Indiana, PA
186,000 SF
596 Beds
LEED Certified
Suites on Grant and Suites on Maple East, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

WTW Architects was selected to develop a master plan and design for a 1,241,000 square foot student housing complex on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. This comprehensive project was planned as four living/learning communities, with a total of 3,548 beds, constructed in four phases.

Indiana, PA
Phase 1
408,883 SF
766 Beds
LEED Certified
Wallwork Hall (Sutton Suites), Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Keeping within the Housing Master Plan designed by WTW, IUP has aggressively replaced its student housing. Phase III includes two four-story wood framed buildings, each with an architecture that is responsive to its unique context.

Indiana, PA
351,693 SF
1,056 Beds
LEED Certified
Northern Suites and Suites on Pratt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania replaced its outmoded 1970s-style high rise dormitories with low-rise residential learning communities. This project is LEED certified and is one of the largest “green” housing facilities in the world.

Indiana, PA
312,084 SF
734 Beds
LEED Certified