From the Ground Up: Kemper Hall addition and renovation

Owner: Missouri State University
General contractor: Carson-Mitchell Inc.
Architect: Trivers Associates Inc. (St. Louis)
Engineers: Civil Design Inc. (St. Louis), civil; KPFF Consulting Engineers (St. Louis), structural; and Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing and functional performance testing
Size: 10,000 square feet
Cost: $9.6 million
Funding sources: MoExcels Workforce Initiative from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development ($2 million) and university funds
Estimated completion: December
Description: Just west of where the Missouri State University College of Natural and Applied Sciences is transforming Temple Hall into Roy Blunt Hall with a 66,500-square-foot addition, the College of Business is working on an expansion project of its own. The northwest corner of Kemper Hall is being expanded and renovated for the Construction and Management Program. The addition will include a high-ceilinged space for use as a training lab, as well as a lobby, collaborative spaces for student use, restrooms, storage, a student study lounge and a second-floor computer lab, according to Mark Wheeler, MSU architect and director of planning. The project budget is boosted by a $2 million state MoExcels Workforce Initiative grant.