Tishman Hall | Tradeline, Inc.

The 102,000-sf structure meets the needs of approximately 900 undergraduates, 300 graduate students, and 51 faculty members. It includes computing labs, classrooms (60 seat and 120 seat), conference rooms, and student project space. Wired and wireless telecommunications and technology capabilities, all with inherent future flexibility, are provided in labs for Advanced Computer Architecture, Software Systems, and Real Time Theory as well as Artificial Intelligence.

A common lab planning module has been applied throughout the building. The modular structure has been created to be more configurable and sharable to foster greater collaboration among CSE faculty, with the College of Engineering and with other departments at the University. The program and building facilitate research and teaching in experimental systems in computer architecture. An ‘open projects’ space has been created in the building to allow for robotics, mobile computing, and security experimentation.

One of the primary goals of the project was to bring together all CSE faculty in one building to foster interaction in a stimulating environment. The visibility afforded by the generous central atrium space, around which all labs and offices are organized, will provide a great sense of community among the CSE faculty, students, and staff and encourage positive interaction within and among research groups.

High indoor environmental quality is a key feature of the building. Each office placed on the perimeter of the building is naturally lit and has an operable window. Daylight comes into the building by using transom windows in corridors, and through the extensive placement of skylights that cover a four-story atrium space and a long linear stair. The addition of the skylights allows spaces on the interior of the building to benefit from natural light.

Project Information

Building Owner:

University of Michigan

Building Location:

Ann Arbor, Michigan UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Academic research

Project Delivery Method:

Construction Management

Project Timeline

Nov 2002	Planning Start
Sep 2003	Design Start
Oct 2003	Construction Start
Dec 2005	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$40,000,000

Construction Cost:

$27,675,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$263

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Atrium
Computers
Conference Room
Education
Education: Classroom
Education: Computer Lab
Education: Faculty Office
Engineering

Total GSF:

102,000

Project Team

Architect

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc.

Builder

Skanska USA Building Inc.

Consultant - Accoustical

Aercoustics Engineering Ltd.

Consultant - Code

Code Consultants Incorporated

Consultant - Cost Analysis

Vermeulens Cost Consultants

Consultant - Lighting

Mulvey and Banani International

Consultant - Plumbing

John E Green Co.

Engineer - Civil

Midwestern Consulting

Engineer - Electrical

Mulvey and Banani International

Engineer - Mechanical

Crossey Engineering Limited

Engineer - Structural

Read Jones Christofferson

Landscape Architect

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc.

Security Specialist

Simplex Grinnel

Supplier - Accoustical Ceiling Tile

Pontiac Ceiling & Partition

Supplier - Building Automation Controls

Siemens Building Technologies

Supplier - Elevators

KONE Inc.

Supplier - Exterior Skin

Pontiac Ceiling & Partition

Supplier - Lighting

Lutron Electronics Company Inc.

Profile Created 10/01/2006

Last Updated 10/30/2006

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

Main Entrance

Fig. 3

Corridor

Fig. 4

Interior

Fig. 5

Stairwell