The adaptive reuse of the Steam Plant will create a visually appealing gateway to campus from the surrounding neighborhoods and will blend coworking, office, and lab spaces with indoor and outdoor community gathering spaces.

The main floor will be anchored by a destination brewery and restaurant incubator that may leverage WSU’s research and leadership in the study of food and beverage science. Adapting the unused, mothballed portion of the historic Steam Plant for reuse will activate a signature building for greater use while supporting job creation and innovation in the county.