The new science building houses a complex program of teaching and research labs, laboratory support spaces, faculty and department offices, tiered and traditional classrooms, computer labs, greenhouse, and other spaces. The building is organized to provide appropriately sized flexible space for major program components. Clear and understandable circulation paths define the zones for these program elements and provide common space for chance meetings and interdisciplinary interaction. The three-story building has Environmental Studies and Health and Exercise Science on the first floor, Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) on the second floor, and Chemistry on the third. This arrangement locates the most hood intensive areas closest to the air handling units and exhaust fans located in the attic mechanical room.

The centerpiece of the new facility is a two-story commons space that serves as a common living room for all the sciences and provides an amenity that will be used and enjoyed by the entire campus community. The new science building is attached to an existing three-story 1970s structure that houses the Biology and Psychology Departments. Adjacent to the new science building is an existing structure housing the Physics Department. Both existing structures will be partially renovated. The new science building is sited in relationship with the two existing structures to form a science quad. This new outdoor campus space compliments the campus master plan while creating a new science complex as a recognized home for all the sciences.