Rosen Building
Completion Date December 1999
Published March 2001
The University of Washington purchased the 80-year-old Rosen Building for conversion into BioResearch Laboratories. The renovation project was programmed, designed, and built in 10 months from start to finish. It is comprised of 75 percent laboratory space and 25 percent support/office space.
Renovations to the building began with demolition, leaving a stripped core and shell. The interior upgrades were extensive. Architectural features and building systems were completely renovated or replaced. The renovation included all new partitions, doors, ceilings, windows, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. The electrical upgrade included a new UPS system, generator, and transformer. A new hydraulic elevator was installed, and a penthouse was added to house all the mechanical equipment. Seismic upgrades at the window openings were also added to bring the structure up to current codes.
The University directed the design and construction team to make the Rosen Building a laboratory showpiece. All finishes are new including extensive laboratory casework, office casework, flooring, ceilings, bathrooms, millwork, paneling and doors. The laboratories are furnished with maple full overlay casework, white Kemresin countertops, an adjustable island shelving system, and Supreme Air Fume Hoods. The laboratory casework, window trim, doors, and millwork casework are all maple and have matching finishes. The laboratories and their furnishings are the architectural statement of the building interior.
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University of Washington |
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Building Location:
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Seattle, WA UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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Renovation
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Principal Building Function:
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Research Lab |
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Project Timeline
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| Nov 1996 | Planning Start |
| Nov 1996 | Design Start |
| Jan 1999 | Construction Start |
| Dec 1999 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Construction Cost: |
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$16,500,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$300 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Education
Laboratory
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Office
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| Total GSF: |
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55,000 |
| Total NSF: |
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35,000 |
| Efficiency: |
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64% |
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Building Services:
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DI
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Lab Module:
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18,000 sf
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Casework Mat'l:
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Plain sliced maple, contemporary overlay, white epoxy resin
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Fume Hoods:
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Nine @ 4', 6', and 8' lengths
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| Profile Created 03/31/2001 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these
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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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Rosen Building Photo courtesy of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Notes:
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