Science and Engineering Research Facility

Laboratory flexibility emphasized the need for exposed, modular utilities systems and large spaces uninterrupted by structural columns and mechanical shafts. The laboratory component is designed to contain large and flexible laboratory "lofts" banded by offices and support spaces interconnected by circular stairs. The highly technical function of the laboratory core is expressed with a smooth glass curtain wall intermittently visible through the precast concrete shell.

Large exterior windows provide light and views for most of the offices, and special metal awnings at each window provide sun protection and also give scale to the building facades. In addition, the building is enlivened by carefully considered exterior balconies, stairs and railings.

Project Information

Building Owner:

University of California, San Diego

Owner Contact:

Robert C. Weilage, Director of Architecture

Building Location:

San Diego, CA AFGHANISTAN

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Testing Facility

Project Delivery Method:

Design/Bid/Build

Project Timeline

Sep 1991	Planning Start
Jul 1993	Design Start
Feb 1995	Construction Start
Dec 1996	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Construction Cost:

$18,026,271

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$179

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Education: Administration
Education: Classroom
Engineering
Laboratory: Dry
Laboratory: Research
Office: Researcher
Research

Total GSF:

100,877

Total NSF:

61,286

Efficiency:

61%

Building Population:

241

People Density:

419 gsf/person

Building Services:

Gas, compressed air, vacuum, Dl water, industrial cold/hot H20

Special Equip:

Overhead cranes in highbay

Office Size:

130 NSF

Power Req:

32.6 watts/nsf

HVAC Req:

2.27 cfm/nsf

Structure/Foundation:

Steel moment frame on drilled pier/grade foundation

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

11' x 29'

Casework Mat'l:

Moveable metal with plastic laminate top, adjustable wood with chemical resistant plastic laminate & epoxy

Fume Hoods:

7:5', 1: 8', 2: 6'

Biosafety Cabinets:

2: Class II, Type B2

Project Team

Architect

MBT Architecture

Builder

Soltek Pacific

Consultant - Civil

Rick Engineering Co.

Consultant - Electrical

Ove Arup and Partners

Consultant - Electrical

Hanscomb Associates, Inc.

Consultant - Laboratory Design

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Consultant - Landscape Architect

Pamela Burton

Consultant - Mechanical

Ove Arup and Partners

Consultant - Structural

Ove Arup and Partners

Supplier - Biosafety Cabinets

The Baker Company

Supplier - Building Automation Controls

Johnson Controls Inc.

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Fisher Hamilton

Profile Created 12/01/1996

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

Exterior

Fig. 2

Floorplan