Mass timber building boasts old-school construction with modern twist

Mass timber building boasts old-school construction with modern twist Main Photo

2 Oct 2022


Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College

Photographers call the time around sunrise or sunset the golden hour, when warm, soft light bathes everything. Stepping inside San Jacinto College's new Anderson-Ball Classroom Building is like experiencing an all-day golden hour. 

Laminated black spruce columns climb 40 feet to support double beams spanning a planked ceiling. Taking up one-third of the lobby's visible envelope, all this timber gleams amber-gold.

Beside catching the eye, this 122,000-square-foot building, which celebrated its grand opening Aug. 16, 2022, for now claims fame as the nation's largest mass timber instructional building.

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