McKay Building Replacement Project Facts and Figures

The BYU–Hawaii Board of Trustees has committed to making an unprecedented investment in the future of BYU–Hawaii. This investment will renew the university’s buildings and infrastructure for the next 50 years. BYU–Hawaii is blessed to have the Board of Trustees fully engaged in discussions and decision-making at every stage of this process.

Over the span of five years, the center of the BYU–Hawaii campus will be under construction and renovation. The David O. McKay Classroom Building, Flag Circle, Aloha Center, and McKay Faculty Building will be replaced with five new buildings. The south end of the Joseph F. Smith Library will be demolished. The Flag Circle will move northward, and the plaza will extend from the existing Aloha Plaza all the way across campus to the Heber J. Grant Building. These new buildings will house classrooms, offices, conference rooms, an auditorium, stores, a snack bar, a welcome center, a post office, tutoring spaces, and student recreational spaces. Most buildings will be two-story buildings with one three-story building towards the back of campus.

McKay Building Replacement Renderings

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Front view of the new welcome center at dusk. The center’s large a-frame windows were inspired by David O. McKay’s dedicatory prayer in which he stated, “May there radiate from these buildings an aura of light as tangible as personality radiates from each individual, influencing all to live clean and upright lives, to seek truth diligently, to be inspired so to live that others seeing their good deeds may live to glorify Thee, our Creator, our Father, our God.”

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A view of the main entrance of the Auditorium Building. This building will house the auditorium and performance space for the campus and multimedia studio. This building will be located where the Aloha Center is currently.

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View of the walkway facing west toward the Science Building.

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View from the second floor of the welcome center looking into the central plaza.

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Interior view of the welcome center, designed to portray the importance of Christ, light, learning, and intercultural appreciation, which are a large part of the mission and vision of BYU–Hawaii.

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Front view of the new welcome center from the middle of the new flag circle. The welcome center features a large a-frame in the central entryway with office spaces on either side.

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Student center building south entry perspective.

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Aerial perspective of campus

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Classroom

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Academic building lobby

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Auditorium lobby

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Auditorium

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Student services reception area

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Student center lobby

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Tutoring center

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Game room

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Student activity rooms

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Conference room

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Conference center

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Faculty offices

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Staff office

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Faculty and staff collaboration space

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Calendar Items

Announced: August 2022
Groundbreaking: Summer 2025
Construction Start: Summer 2025
Final Completion: Tentative 2031
Dedication: To Be Determined

Project Team

Executive Sponsors: BYU—Hawaii Board of Trustees, Pres. Russell M. Nelson, chair
University Sponsors: John S.K. Kauwe III, President; Isaiah Walker, Academic Vice President; Kala Kau, Student Life Vice President; Steve Tueller, Michael Tejada, Administrative Vice Presidents; Laura Tevaga, Advancement Vice President; Kevin Schlag, Operations Vice President
SPD Project Manager: Casey Cluff
Architects: VCBO Architecture, FSC Architects
Contractor: Okland Construction
Civil Engineer: R.M. Towill Corporation
Landscape Architect: Arcsitio Design
Structural Engineer: Ensign Engineering
Mech/Plumbing Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank Associates, Inc. (VBFA)
Electrical Engineer: Envision Engineering
Interior Design: VCBO Interior Design
Acoustical Engineer: Spectrum Engineerings
Theater Designer: Apeiro Design

General Information

Project Site Area: 741,054 square feet or 17.013 acres
Total New Buildings Footprint: 136,168 SF
Total Gross Building SF: 306,007 SF
Total Outdoor Covered Spaces: 13,363 SF
Landscape Area: 309,075 SF
Hardscape Area: Sidewalks, pavers, plaza areas 213,529 SF
Concrete Facts: 10,850 approximate yards of concrete for the buildings A, B, C, D, and E. The site work for this project is estimated at 6,000 yards of concrete.
Steel Facts: The steel for the buildings is approximately 491 tons.
Number of Classrooms: 50 classrooms (standard, medium, large, seminar, studios, instrumental, choir, labs, auditorium, academic exploration, multipurpose)
Number of Workspaces: 375 – including 101 faculty offices, 24 adjunct, 74 administration offices, 176 cubicles.
Number of Collaboration Spaces (huddle, conference, etc.): 15 Student Group Study; 19 Conference Rooms; 41 Huddle Rooms
Number of Restroom Accommodations (men's and women's): 140
Number of Trees Planted: 456
Miles of Wiring: approximately 30 miles of conduit and roughly 110 miles of wire

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McKay Building Replacement Project Facts and Figures

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Project Team

General Information

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