The University wanted a new, LEED Gold facility that would include academic, laboratory and clinical spaces in support of the teaching, research and patient care missions of the College, the University at-large and surrounding communities.

 

The first floor of the new 82,661 sf facility is dedicated to a modern eye and vision care clinic.  

 

The second floor lobby was created as the main entry for the College and provides a number of spaces for students to study, collaborate and socialize. This dynamic space features a monumental stair which provides access to the classrooms and labs located on the second and third floors.  The second floor includes flexible flat-floored classrooms, a virtual classroom and a computer lab.

 

The third-floor pre-clinic laboratory features teaching-in-the round, a one-of-a-kind optometric educational experience allowing the student direct line-of-sight contact with the professor from their respective optical lanes.



 

Ferris State University, College of Optometry   Big Rapids, Michigan