Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) operates an 11-block downtown campus in Grand Rapids. This 768-space parking structure at GRCC provides special-event parking for Ford Fieldhouse patrons, as well as daily parking for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Grade-level mixed-use space is provided for a credit union, facilities maintenance area and office space for the director of facilities. Skywalks connect the parking structure to the administration building and the Peter and Pat Cook Academic Hall.
Project Highlights:
• Three-bay double-thread helix system with adjacent flat bay
• One-way traffic, entry/exit on first and fourth levels
• Two glass-backed elevators and two glass-backed stair towers
• Cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete long-span beams and slabs
• Built into a hillside requiring a 30-foot retaining wall
• Architectural precast concrete facade panels