The PHS building was designed with three primary objectives in mind: to provide a "front door" to the campus; to encourage collaboration and group interaction among researchers; and to accommodate future growth. Studies conducted across the nation and around the globe by the Center's public health scientists help identify risks, develop detection tools, and devise prevention strategies for cancer and other serious diseases.

PHS is the Center's sixth and largest facility on the 14-acre Robert W. Day Campus in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood. The most programmatically diverse of the Center's buildings, PHS combines basic science laboratories, clinics for large population studies, and offices for the population scientists, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and cancer prevention staff. The 372,503-gsf building houses 35,000 sf of lab space, and has 452 parking stalls for more than 800 affiliated faculty and staff. An exercise testing facility and a human nutrition kitchen serves members of the public who participate in PHS cancer-prevention and early detection studies.

The first floor houses the main entrance, a conference center, dining hall, cafeteria, offices, and the atrium entrance. Below grade, Level D contains offices, interaction spaces, and parking. Level E houses the clinic exercise facility, the human nutrition kitchen, and parking. Floors two through four contain faculty offices. Offices for senior investigators are 165 sf; staff scientists have 140 sf; and basic scientists and clinical researchers have 120 sf to 140 sf. The clinic floor contains 17 exam rooms, each containing a workstation and exam table.

Laboratories for PHS are located on the fifth floor. "Open-concept" labs create the opportunity for increased communication and collaboration and provide flexibility to adapt to researchers' changing space needs. Above the labs is a full height interstitial space. The new building is designed to accommodate future growth and recruitment of scientists for additional programs.

A skylit atrium extends from below grade to the 4th floor, drawing natural light into the building and providing a comfortable space where people can gather. In the center of the atrium, a helix-shaped staircase connects every floor, enabling vertical and horizontal movement and fostering interaction between researchers. The building's multilevel glass "prow" that protrudes from the west side of the building creates additional spaces for meeting and break rooms. A rooftop terrace with room for up to 300 people provides panoramic views of Lake Union and the city skyline.

To help forge closer links between PHS staff and their colleagues in the Clinical Research, Basic Sciences, and Human Biology divisions, the PHS building is centrally located on the campus and incorporates a number of casual gathering places, including the Consuming Choices Café and Ounce of Prevention, a coffee bar.

Consistent with the Center's long time commitment to the environment, the PHS building is in line to become the first facility on campus to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Several "green" features are incorporated, including a drainage system designed to prevent groundwater from infiltrating the foundation that rests below the water table by collecting the water and using it to irrigate the grounds.

Project Information
Building Owner:		Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Owner Contact:		Scott Rusch, Vice President of Facilities and Operations
Building Location:		Seattle, Wash. UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Research
Project Timeline		May 2000 Planning Start Sep 2000 Design Start Dec 2001 Construction Start Dec 2003 Completion Last known status: Completed
Project Cost:		$119,000,000
Construction Cost:		$90,800,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$199
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Building Information
Project Includes:		Biomedical Healthcare: Cancer Center Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Laboratory: Research Office: Researcher Parking Structure
Total GSF:		372,503
Total NSF:		228,247
Efficiency:		56%
Building Population:		1000
People Density:		372.5 gsf/person
Building Services:		DI, compressed air, vacuum, and gas; bottled services include H, He, C2H2, Ar, N2O
Office Size:		115 sf to 165 NSF
Power Req:		Lighting: 1.07 watts/nsf; Mechanical: 2.3 watts/nsf
HVAC Req:		1.1 cmf/nsf
Structure/Foundation:		Concrete frame with sheer walls and spread footings
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		10' 6" x 24'
Casework Mat'l:		Metal with epoxy tops
Fume Hoods:		Thirteen 6' chemical; two 6' radioisotopes; four 4' chemical; and one 8' chemical
Biosafety Cabinets:		Class II, Type A2
Project Team
Architect		Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Consultant - Interior Design		Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Engineer - Civil		KPFF Consulting Engineers
Engineer - Electrical		Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI)
Engineer - Mechanical		Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI)
Engineer - Structural		KPFF Consulting Engineers
Supplier - Biosafety Cabinets		NUAIRE Inc.
Profile Created 08/11/2004
Last Updated 04/04/2006
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