Renovations to the ground floor of this three-story structure included lowering the old bookstore floor by three feet and adding a second floor above.  A new elevator was also added in the old bookstore space near the south entry.  A 2,800 square foot fitness center was added as a new structure to the south wall near the east end of the building.  This fitness center features a curved concrete wall with glass curtain wall.

This three-level structure consisting of approximately 50,000-square feet was renovated to accommodate a new entrance, new vertical circulation path, investigating the existing floor for relocating book stacks, and added mechanical units on the roof.

This Center houses a conference area that includes meeting rooms, a high-tech business center, as well as a kitchen and service space in order to meet the needs of catered functions. As the engineer-of-record, SMBH faced many challenges on this unique project. Long-span radius trusses were necessary to support the roof over the east side of the building, and the one-level attached preschool structure required a high- bay structure. In order to maximize the efficiency of the building, elevated floor slabs were used so power locations could be located in the floor. These cellular floor decks required an immense amount of detailed coordination. Other challenges included the screening and support of air handlers as well as the cooling towers on the roof, continual reconfiguration of the basement footprint and sidewalk area wells, as well as limited available locations for lateral bracing.

Constructed over the course of 18 months, this 80,000-square foot, three-story facility is centered around the sky-lit Culinary Hub, and includes seven teaching and multiple on-display production kitchens, 400+ seat event center, 100-seat culinary theatre, a beverage and mixology laboratory, a 20-seat student run bakery called Blend, a 50-seat student run restaurant called Degrees, classrooms, support spaces, and even an outdoor classroom fully equipped with outdoor cooking equipment.