Hulings Hall Biological Sciences Building
Occupancy: 1995
Published September 1995
Construction and renovations to the Hulings Hall Biological Sciences Building at Carleton College, designed to expand teaching and research, include constructing a 74,423-gsf laboratory building with a greenhouse and a 14,949-gsf science library in addition to renovating existing lab facilities in Olin and Mudd Halls.
Hulings Hall utilizes a rigorous 10' planning module in conjunction with 14' floor-to-floor heights designed to accommodate shared animal facilities, electron microscopes and psychology laboratories at the basement level. Biology teaching labs, support spaces, instrument rooms, a greenhouse and support facilities are located at the ground floor level. The biology teaching labs and support spaces occupy the first floor; biology research labs, faculty offices and support areas are located on the second floor with a mechanical equipment penthouse above.
Renovation to Olin Hall, originally constructed in 1961, include an instrument shop, psychology labs and lecture/demonstration classrooms on the ground floor; classrooms, additional psychology labs and support spaces on the first floor; physics labs and support spaces on the second floor with additional physics labs and faculty offices located on the third floor.
Mudd Hall, originally completed in 1975, includes geology labs and chemical storage areas on the basement level and a geology prep room and faculty offices on the ground floor. Relocation of the science library provides space for new chemistry labs, an instrument room and faculty offices on the first floor. Relatively minor changes to the second floor were needed to accommodate new laboratory equipment.
Exterior materials were selected in harmony with the existing campus and include brick with precast concrete at the base and entry, painted metal elements at the windows and a flat clay tile for the sloping roofs.
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Carleton College |
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Owner Contact:
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Mr. Keith Covey, Director of Facilities
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Building Location:
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Northfield, MN UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction,Renovation
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Principal Building Function:
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Research Laboratories |
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Project Delivery Method:
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General Contractor
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Project Timeline
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| Jun 1990 | Planning Start |
| Sep 1992 | Design Start |
| Feb 1994 | Construction Start |
| Sep 1995 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Construction Cost: |
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$12,400,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$167 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Education: Classroom
Greenhouse
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Library
Vivarium
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| Total GSF: |
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47,466 |
| Total NSF: |
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74,423 |
| Efficiency: |
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64% |
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Building Services:
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DI, compressed air, gas, hot & cold water
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Structure/Foundation:
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Cast-in-place concrete
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Lab Module:
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10'
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Casework Mat'l:
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Wood with epoxy countertops
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Consultant - Laboratory Design
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Research Facilities Design (RFD)
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| Profile Created 09/01/1995 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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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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Floorplan A Floorplan
Floorplan B
Exterior Photo courtesy of The Stubbins Associates, Inc. Notes:
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