Arthur Kornberg Biomedical Research Building

The project site acts as the gateway to the entire medical center campus, including the affiliated Strong Memorial Hospital. A central spine connecting the medical school and hospital link to the new building entrance.

The 250,000-sf facility provides space for grant-funded research and investigator offices, while developing a flexible site and building plan to allow for future growth and change.

Project Information

Building Owner:

University of Rochester

Owner Contact:

Jack Dempsey

Building Location:

Rochester, NY UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Biomedical Research Facility

Project Delivery Method:

Construction Management

Project Timeline

Dec 1996	Planning Start
Dec 1996	Design Start
Jun 1997	Construction Start
Oct 1999	Target Completion
Last known status: Construction

Construction Cost:

$60,000,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$207

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Education
Education: Classroom
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Laboratory: Research
Office: Researcher
Research
Vivarium

Total GSF:

145,000

Total NSF:

230,000

Efficiency:

63%

Building Services:

C02, N2, 02, compressed air, vacuum

Office Size:

120 NSF

Structure/Foundation:

Braced steel frame with driven pile and concrete spread footings.

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

10'4" x 30'6"

Casework Mat'l:

Wood with epoxy resin countertop and sink

Fume Hoods:

4', 6'

Biosafety Cabinets:

Level II cabinets with provisions for future Level III

Project Team

Architect

Perkins+Will

Builder

LeChase Construction

Consultant - Design

The DeWolf Partnership

Consultant - Laboratory Planner

GPR Planners Collaborative, Inc.

Consultant - MEP Engineer

BR+A/Bard,Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers Inc.

Profile Created 10/01/1999

Last Updated 05/20/2006

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