Project Team

OWNER/CLIENT:
Fred Hutch

Architect:
ZGF

General Contractor:
Turner Construction

Features

Project type:
Tenant improvement
Retrofit

size:
96,000-sf
Five Levels

completion date:
September 2020

wcg services:
Project managment
Move Management

Project Description

Fred Hutch expanded their South Lake Union campus fully occupying Seattle's Historical Steam Plant on Lake Union. Fred Hutch spent two years refurbishing the 100+ year old building including a complete laboratory and office renovation for the five levels totaling 96,000-sf and expanding wet lab space by 15 percent. The historical building now provides collaborative spaces for nearly 300 scientists and staff focused on immunotherapy, translational data science, and related programs. It represents the next generation of lifesaving therapies stemming from Fred Hutch’s Nobel Prize–winning work on bone marrow transplantation. In addition to accelerating cancer and related disease research, Fred Hutch will also use the Steam Plant as a modern learning facility for early-career scientists.

Our Approach

The WCG team worked closely with Fred Hutch's in-house project managers throughout the project. Our team collaborated, led, and assisted on budget and schedule parameters while fostering effective communication within the project team. Due to the project being an essential business during COVID-19 and the logistical coordination around multiple landlord projects on and around the site, it became a necessity for WCG to play a proactive role managing the tight schedule milestones. When construction was complete, WCG provided move management services with thorough coordination between lab user groups and specialty vendors.