The schematic design of the Tucker Technology Center is a direct response to site considerations and program adjacency requirements. The four level building is organized around a major north/south single loaded corridor that focuses on a new exterior courtyard to the east. Because the site is approached from all directions, plants will be used to provide additional visual separation. Major site elements include an entry plaza, atrium courtyard, classroom courtyard, pedestrian corridors, tree groves and lawns, and a service court. Important public spaces are highlighted using special pavings and plants. The entry at the south end of this corridor serves as the main entry for students and visitors and acts as a marquee for the building, which includes display space for student projects, high-tech art, and other materials of general interest to students and visitors. Laboratories with vibration concerns are located on the lower levels. The north wing of the facility contains classrooms; the south wing, laboratories; and the east wing is comprised of administrative spaces and faculty offices.

Project Information
Building Owner:		Texas Christian University
Owner Contact:		Edd Bivin
Building Location:		Fort Worth, TX UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Teaching and research
Project Timeline		Oct 1998 Planning Start Jan 1999 Design Start Aug 2000 Construction Start Jan 2002 Target Completion Last known status: Construction
Project Cost:		$25,000,000
Construction Cost:		$16,500,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$183
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Computers Conference Room Education Education: Administration Education: Classroom Education: Faculty Office Engineering Laboratory: Teaching
Total GSF:		90,000
Total NSF:		53,100
Efficiency:		59%
Building Population:		775
People Density:		116 gsf/person
Office Size:		120 NSF
Power Req:		48.5 w/nsf
HVAC Req:		2.62 cfm/nsf
Structure/Foundation:		Cast-in-place concrete pan joist with moment resisting frame on drilled caisson concrete foundation
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		10' x 10'
Casework Mat'l:		Wood with maple veneer, epoxy resin countertops
Fume Hoods:		8 @ 6'
Project Team
Consultant - Laboratory Planner		Research Facilities Design (RFD)
Profile Created 03/31/2001
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.