The complex program is organized around clearly marked public space and circulation paths that provide for an open and collegial environment. The primary public space is a double height department "living room" that looks out on to a new academic green. Secure areas such as the research labs are located on the upper two floors of the building thus removing them from the major public circulation routes and giving them efficient access to lab exhaust fans which are in the mechanical attic space of the building's traditional sloped roof.

Project Information
Building Owner:		Ohio State University
Owner Contact:		John Frazier
Building Location:		Columbus, OH UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Research and Instructional
Project Timeline		Oct 1997 Planning Start May 1998 Design Start Aug 2000 Construction Start Aug 2002 Target Completion Last known status: Construction
Project Cost:		$27,000,000
Construction Cost:		$21,500,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$184
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Education Education: Administration Education: Classroom Education: Faculty Office Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall Laboratory: Research Laboratory: Teaching Library Vivarium
Total GSF:		109,000
Total NSF:		56,403
Efficiency:		52%
Building Population:		500
People Density:		141 gsf/person
Building Services:		Gas, vacuum, DI
Office Size:		140 sf NSF
Structure/Foundation:		Reinforced concrete foundation, steel frame superstructure
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		10' x 22'
Casework Mat'l:		Metal with chemical resistant laminate top
Fume Hoods:		Chemical fume hoods: 26 @ 4'; radioisotope: 2 @ 4'
Biosafety Cabinets:		25 @ 4', Class II Type A
Project Team
Architect		Ballinger
Profile Created 03/31/2001
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.