JonesDBR worked with PBK Architects on the new University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) Northwest Campus, formerly Town Plaza Mall. The new Northwest Campus is located in the 1500 block of Airline Road just east of Laurent Street.
JonesDBR provided MEPT design services for the renovation on the university’s new 44,000-square-foot campus will provide additional space and amenities to better serve students and help University of Houston-Victoria to become a destination campus. Additionally, the Northwest Campus will be a regional asset providing essential resources. Both Partnerships for Regional Economic Prosperity and the SBDC will provide a one-stop-shop for the communities and businesses served by UHV.
The building will house the UHV Small Business Development Center, Partnerships for Regional Economic Prosperity, Athletics, the university’s kinesiology program and university classrooms. It also will have administrative offices and climate-controlled space for records retention, storage and additional UHV Library books. UHV shuttles will transport students to and from the Northwest Campus.
The UHV SBDC area inside the Northwest Campus will have offices, a large multi-purpose room, and a shared conference space with Partnerships for Regional Economic Prosperity, formerly the Regional Center for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship. A portion of the UHV Library’s books also will be housed in Northwest Campus.
The new state-of-the-art kinesiology lab in the Northwest Campus will be located near several other lab spaces and a sports performance center that will provide UHV undergraduate students pursuing health career education with hands-on training. The area will include the sports performance center, as well as exercise physiology, body composition and biochemistry labs. The labs will provide students with advanced tools needed for careers in physical therapy, occupational therapy and other health-related professions.
Future renovation of the remaining portion of the Town Plaza Mall is planned, but will depend on the university’s needs and funding.