A Mass Timber Showcase and the Next Step in the Expansion of the Foster School of Business
Founders Hall
Hoffman led an integrated design-build team with the University of Washington and LMN Architects to expand the Foster School of Business with an 85,500 square foot building on the site of the existing MacKenzie Hall. The new building, Founders Hall, includes classrooms, program offices, research centers, career services offices, interaction spaces, event spaces, and amenity spaces to augment PACCAR and Dempsey Halls and support the School’s vision and goals.
The project continues the Foster School of Business’ success in attracting the best faculty, students, and staff; create space that is flexible and adaptable to meet the evolving needs of the Foster Business School; and celebrate and enhance distinctive campus open space and circulation patterns in this part of campus.
Project Story
Hoffman Takes Charge Ensuring Mass Timber Success
When the original supplier and installer of CLT for Founders Hall went out of business mid-project, Hoffman Construction and Hoffman Structures took on the challenge and completed the critical installation themselves.
Mass Timber Innovation
Founders Hall was constructed with cross-laminated timber, the state of the art in engineered wood that is healthy for people and the planet.
The new facility is first building on the UW campus—and one of the first in the state—to incorporate CLT. There are tremendous performance advantages to CLT as a structural building material strong and rigid enough to replace steel and concrete.
Hoffman Builds: Mass Timber
Building off decades of self‑perform structural experience and a commitment to our regional wood industry, Hoffman is a strong partner in delivering large‑scale mass timber projects.
