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The Anlyan Center houses nine research programs. Research conducted in immunobiology and human genetics provide the scientific underpinning for the remaining seven programs: vascular disease and cardiology; infectious diseases; hypertension and kidney failure; digestive diseases; diabetes and bone diseases; asthma and lung diseases; and arthritis and autoimmunity.

The medical education wing contains a teaching facility for anatomy and histology, teaching labs, offices, conference rooms, and a 154-seat auditorium. This north wing will house approximately 136 first-year medical and physician-associate students. It connects to the rest of the medical center via a pedestrian bridge. To improve interaction among students and faculty, traditional straight workbenches were replaced with U-shaped workstations. Built-in wooden benches beneath the many large windows also serve as spaces for students and faculty to collaborate. The three-story building also contains the Animal Resources Center and the Magnetic Resonance Center (MRC).

Located in the basement, the MRC houses six multi-ton magnets; a 4-tesla human magnet; and an 11.75-tesla animal magnet, able to measure changes in animal metabolism at the molecular level. An iron and copper-lined room was specially constructed to house the 4-tesla magnet, and other rooms are constructed of 11-inch thick steel plates to contain the magnetic field. The MRRC's research floor alone contains two million of the seven million total pounds of steel used in the new building.

Below the MRRC, the Animal Resources Center contains 30 animal holding rooms, 13 procedure rooms, ventilated cage racks, and a wash center complete with automated feed and bedding systems and an automatic animal watering system.

The six-story south wing houses laboratories and offices for nearly 700 researchers. Offices and administrative support areas are on the north side of the building; the lab support core is in the center; and research labs and breakrooms are on the south side of the building. The breakrooms, situated between the open lab modules, provide access for impromptu meetings and quick meal breaks. The wing contains large lounges for informal gatherings and several conference rooms.

The two wings are connected by a lobby that opens up to a courtyard. Space beneath the lobby and courtyard houses core research facilities serving the entire University. The lobby opens into a three-story atrium. A skybridge connects the second and third floors of the two wings.

A two-story roof penthouse above the south wing houses the ventilation and other mechanical systems. Massive air handlers and other HVAC equipment fill the penthouse space.

Anlyan Center features a New England loft design, derived from the textile mills that once operated in the region. The ceilings are high, the spaces vast, and the 700 windows are large enough to flood the laboratories and classrooms with natural light.

Project Information
Building Owner:		Yale University
Owner Contact:		Reyhan Larimer, Project Manager
Building Location:		New Haven, Conn. UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Medical Research and Teaching
Project Delivery Method:		Design/Bid/Build
Project Timeline		Jul 1998 Planning Start Feb 1999 Design Start Nov 1999 Construction Start Oct 2002 Completion Last known status: Completed
Project Cost:		$176,000,000
Construction Cost:		$142,000,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$325
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Biology Biomedical Education Education: Biology Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall Healthcare: Imaging Healthcare: Medical School Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Laboratory: Biomedical Research Laboratory: Research Laboratory: Teaching Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Office: Researcher Research Research: Biomedical
Total NSF:
Efficiency:		55%
Building Population:		1589
People Density:		275 gsf/person
Building Services:		Central gas, vacuum, local CO2 (in tissue culture labs), central RODI
Special Equip:		Automated feed/bedding and sanitation systems; human MRI; animal MRI; NMR; gross anatomy lab
Office Size:		150 NSF
Power Req:		Labs: equipment: 8 watts/nsf; lighting: 2 watts/nsf Office: equipment: 5 w/nsf; lighting: 1.5 w/nsf
HVAC Req:		1.9 cfm/nsf
Structure/Foundation:		North wing, moment frame; South wing, braced frame
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		21' x 30'
Fume Hoods:		4' open by-pass
Biosafety Cabinets:		Class II, Type A, B3
Project Team
Architect - Associate		Venturi, Scott, Brown Architects
Architect of Record		Payette
Builder		The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Consultant - Air Quality		RWDI
Consultant - Code		Bruce Spiewak
Consultant - Interior Design		Payette
Consultant - Laboratory Planner		Payette
Consultant - Landscape Architect		Irrigation Consulting Inc.
Engineer - MEP		Vanderweil Engineers
Engineer - Civil		Purcell Associates
Engineer - Geotechnical		Gibble Norden Champion
Engineer - Structural		Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
Supplier - Biosafety Cabinets		The Baker Company
Supplier - Carpet		Boylu Contract Carpet
Supplier - Elevators		Thyssen Krupp
Supplier - Flooring		Tate Access Floor
Supplier - Fume Hoods		Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
Supplier - HVAC		Invensys
Supplier - Rack Washers		Getinge USA Inc.
Supplier - Tunnel Washers		Getinge USA Inc.
Profile Created 05/12/2004
Last Updated 04/04/2006
About the Reported Cost Figures The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders. Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost adjustments. Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model. Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which others do not.

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