Grace Slavic Baptist Church

38,000 SF Total Facility
16,000 SF Sanctuary
22,000 SF School Wing

Project Overview

Columbia Engineering Group is providing full-scope architectural and engineering services for Grace Slavic Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. The project includes a new 38,000 square foot worship and education facility designed to serve a growing congregation with coordinated building systems, site development, and utility infrastructure.

The two-story wood-frame building combines a 16,000 square foot sanctuary with a 22,000 square foot school wing. In addition, the facility includes classrooms, a dining hall, and a full commercial kitchen. CEG is delivering an integrated design across all disciplines to support consistency from concept through construction documents.

Facility Program

This project brings together worship, education, and support spaces within one coordinated facility. Therefore, the design had to address both Assembly and Education occupancies while supporting day-to-day function for a growing church community.

At the same time, the building needed modern infrastructure, strong life safety systems, and efficient coordination across multiple disciplines. As a result, CEG developed the project as a fully sprinklered facility with comprehensive building systems and a unified design approach.

Engineering Scope of Work

CEG is providing coordinated design across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection disciplines. Overall, the scope includes building systems, site development, utility coordination, BIM-based design, and permitting support.

🏛️ Worship and Education Facility Design

CEG is designing a two-story wood-frame building that combines a 16,000 square foot sanctuary with a 22,000 square foot school wing, including classrooms, a dining hall, and a full commercial kitchen.

🔥 Life Safety and Fire Protection

The facility is being designed as a fully sprinklered building with comprehensive life safety systems to support both Assembly and Education occupancies.

🌿 Site Development and Utilities

CEG is providing full site development design, supporting infrastructure, and utility coordination to serve the new facility and the needs of the congregation.

🧩 Integrated Multidiscipline Coordination

CEG is delivering a fully integrated design across all disciplines. As a result, the project benefits from streamlined coordination and stronger consistency throughout design development.

💻 BIM-Based Design

All design work is being developed in a coordinated BIM environment to reduce conflicts and improve construction efficiency.

📋 Permitting Leadership

CEG is also leading the permitting process to help maintain schedule and support alignment with local agency requirements.

Project Outcome

Grace Slavic Baptist Church is being designed as a new worship and education campus that combines sanctuary space, classrooms, dining, and kitchen functions within one coordinated facility. Through integrated architectural and engineering services, CEG is helping shape a project that supports both current needs and future congregational growth.

Just as importantly, the project combines full site development, utility coordination, life safety design, BIM-based coordination, and permitting support. As a result, CEG is helping move the project forward with a more unified and construction-ready design process.

What Made This Project Stand Out

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Combined Worship and Education Facility

The project brings together a 16,000 square foot sanctuary and a 22,000 square foot school wing within one two-story building.

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Full-Scope Integrated Design

CEG is providing coordinated design across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection disciplines, along with architectural services.

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Coordinated BIM Environment

All design work is being developed in BIM to reduce conflicts and support construction efficiency.

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Permitting and Site Leadership

CEG is leading permitting, site development, supporting infrastructure, and utility coordination to help keep the project aligned with local requirements.

Hudson’s Bay High School Trade Facility

7,500 Square Feet
500 SF Mezzanine
4 Disciplines

Project Overview

Hudson’s Bay High School Trade Facility was designed as a 7,500 square foot training environment that supports hands-on education in Vancouver, Washington. The project brought together mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering to create a practical, high-performing facility for student learning.

CEG helped shape a building that supports both day-to-day instructional use and long-term operational efficiency. In addition to core building infrastructure, the project included a woodshop dust collection system, structural design for key building elements, and a high-efficiency VRF and ERV system designed to meet WSEC 2018 standards.

Education-Focused Design

This facility was built to support trade instruction in a space designed around real-world use. That meant the engineering approach needed to balance durability, performance, and student-focused functionality.

Rather than treating the building as a standard classroom environment, the design responded to the needs of a specialized training facility. As a result, the systems and structural features were selected to support active use, efficient operation, and a strong learning environment.

Engineering Scope of Work

CEG provided coordinated engineering across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural disciplines for the new trade facility.

🏛️ Structural

The structural design included the foundation, slab-on-grade floors, and a 500 square foot wood mezzanine.

⚙️ Mechanical

The mechanical scope included a woodshop dust collection system and a high-efficiency variable refrigerant flow system with energy recovery ventilation.

🌿 Energy Performance

The VRF and ERV design was developed to meet WSEC 2018 standards, supporting efficient building performance and modern code alignment.

⚡ Electrical

The electrical design included 208Y/120V, 3-phase power and LED lighting with advanced controls.

🔧 Plumbing

The plumbing scope supported the overall building infrastructure as part of the coordinated MEP design for the new training facility.

Project Outcome

The Hudson’s Bay High School Trade Facility project delivered a purpose-built education space designed for hands-on learning, efficient building performance, and long-term functionality. Through coordinated structural and MEP engineering, the facility supports both trade instruction and daily operational needs.

Just as importantly, CEG helped integrate energy-efficient systems and specialized building features into a cohesive design. The result is a training facility that supports practical education while meeting current performance expectations for a modern school building.

What Made This Project Stand Out

Built for Hands-On Learning

The facility was designed specifically for trades education, not as a standard classroom building.

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Integrated Engineering Approach

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural systems were coordinated to support both instructional use and building performance.

Specialized Building Systems

The design included a woodshop dust collection system and 3-phase power to support trade-focused facility use.

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Energy-Efficient Performance

The VRF and ERV system was designed to meet WSEC 2018 standards and support efficient long-term operation.