University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Sesquicentennial Hall

Students utilize the open seating in the Sesquicentennial Hall main staircase.
Students attend a class to learn about solar power at the Sesquicentennial Hall entry.
Sesquicentennial Hall's green rooftop patio is open for student and staff use.
A focused view of Sesquicentennial Hall's main entry and exterior signage.
Students learn in the hands-on Innovation Center hub with plenty of robotics equipment.
View from the second floor down into the Innovation Center hub.
Students collaborate in a Sesquicentennial Hall study space.
People walk around the top of a staircase with a lighted wood accent wall.
A gray and white wall graphic enhances the learning spaces in Sesquicentennial Hall.
Students learn from the exposed building systems in a corridor.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Sesquicentennial Hall

Platteville, Wis.

Pursuing LEED Certification

The new Sesquicentennial Hall is an instructional and research lab building that replaces most of the engineering functions in the existing Ottensman Hall. An inclusive design process involved faculty, staff, and student stakeholders in the visioning and placement of the building on the site, which conveniently adjoins and shares some building systems with the existing Engineering Hall.

Essential design elements include a variety of lab spaces, building and site systems demonstration features, a green roof, space adjacencies for collaborative learning opportunities, and sustainable design features to pursue LEED certification. The facility is designed to expose structural and mechanical systems, as well as exterior visible stormwater management systems, which serve as hands-on learning tools.

Size: 99,200 sq. ft.

Components: Civil and environmental engineering labs; mechanical engineering labs; teaching and research labs; innovation lab; maker space; active learning classrooms; faculty offices; green roof

Completion: 2022