Noyce Science Center | Tradeline, Inc.

The addition unifies the 1952 and 1965 wings and provides a new exterior to the building. Large clerestories and glass connecting walkways filter natural light into the large structure and make classroom activity visible to those outside the building. Large classrooms are tiered for good lines of sight, using two rows of tables per tier for students to work on problems in groups.

The resulting design provides Grinnell College with sophisticated research laboratories, instructional and office space for the physical and life sciences departments. The renovation component includes upgrading mechanical systems and improving internal circulation to integrate new and old building components.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Grinnell College

Owner Contact:

Dr. James Swartz, Chair of Chemistry Department

Building Location:

Grinnell, IA UNITED STATES

Project Type:

Expansion,Renovation

Principal Building Function:

Undergraduate Science Instruction

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Jun 1994	Planning Start
Sep 1994	Design Start
Jun 1995	Construction Start
Sep 1997	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$15,329,046

Construction Cost:

$12,450,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$108

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Education: Classroom
Education: Faculty Office
Laboratory: Research
Life Sciences

Total GSF:

99,398

Total NSF:

169,498

Efficiency:

58%

Building Services:

Air, vacuum, gas, nitrogen, industrial hot & cold water, deionized water, chilled water

Office Size:

180 NSF

Structure/Foundation:

Concrete Spread Footings

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

1000, 1250, 1500 sf

Casework Mat'l:

Fixed, floor-mounted oak casework with gray epoxy resin countertops

Fume Hoods:

52: Class II, 4'-8'

Biosafety Cabinets:

Class II, Type A vertical laminar flow

Project Team

Architect

Holabird & Root

Consultant - Cost Analysis

CPMI

Consultant - Laboratory Design

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Consultant - Landscape Architect

Jo Karr & Associates

Consultant - MEP Engineer

KJWW Engineering Consultants

Supplier - Casework

Fisher Hamilton

Profile Created 09/01/1997

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.

Fig. 1

Lab -w- Students

Fig. 2

Lab -w- Researcher

Fig. 3

Floorplan

Fig. 4

Exterior