Construction has started on a $62 million Center for Nursing and Health Sciences at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus in Ferguson, Missouri.
Minority-owned KAI is the architect and MEP engineer on the state-of-the-art academic building.
A ground-breaking event was held July 19, with construction expected to be completed by fall 2024. PARIC Corp. is the general contractor on the project.
KAI designed the 100,000-square-foot four-story building to meet the job training and retaining demands of St. Louis-area hospitals and healthcare system. It will be home to the college’s first bachelor’s degree. The building is also designed to achieve a LEED v4 Silver certification, with accessibility and inclusivity being a major focus.
Features of the new facility include:
• Indoor and outdoor student gathering spaces
• Classrooms expanding capacity for STLCC’s nursing, dental hygiene and radiology technology programs
• Simulator labs to prepare students for careers in emergency medical technology and paramedic technology
• Classroom space for behavioral health support and deaf communications studies programs to support holistic aspects of healthcare and patients with additional needs
In 2019, STLCC completed a new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences building, also designed by KAI, at its Forest Park sister campus. The facility was the college’s first new building in over 20 years. The four-level, 96,000-square-foot learning center sits along Oakland Avenue and was designed to achieve a LEED v4 Silver certification.
KAI’s design team worked closely with the campus’ team of staff, user groups and campus engineering to craft a learning environment focused on cultivating job-ready graduates.
