Due to vastly undersized outdated facility, growing nursing department, and a desire to attract prospective students with a new state-of-the-art medical facility-inspired health sciences department, Bismarck State College reached out to JLG to deliver on this vision. The current space was narrow, tight and all departments were on top of each other in an outdate facility. The renovated building will be a significant improvement in: space for each department, access to daylight, and proximity to the BSC main campus. They wanted their new space to exemplify the characteristics of a medical facility and JLG was able to deliver on this goal and excite the client. There current facility lacked order and ease of navigation. In the new design JLG paid close attention to wayfinding so that it would be incorporated into the facilities layout and interior design.
The building has undoubtedly one of the best views in Bismarck overlooking the golf course and capital building. Users of the facility will be able to take advantage of this view in their classrooms and shared student lounge. The new space simply has more square feet to take advantage of. The clients will directly feel this in their enlarged labs, classrooms, standardized office, corridors and access to daylight. The old Health Sciences building was located downtown so the proximity of the new space being adjacent to the BSC main campus means that students and faculty can take greater advantage of the amenities of campus.