Sprague Hall Biotechnology Lab
Completion Date November 2001
Published March 2001
Sprague Hall, to be completed in 2001, will pair with Gillespie Hall to complete the gateway to the north-south axis of UC Irvine's Biomedical Research Center. The building will provide more than 36,000 sf of open laboratory and support space and 6,000 sf of office space for faculty and lab personnel.
The building's massing articulates the spatial and programmatic components of the project. Four cast-in-place concrete shear walls form the vessel that contains the lab program. Concrete beams bear on interior columns, and support joists and slab; the interstitial space provides flexible room for lab service distribution above the ceiling. The laboratory bays, organized for maximum flexibility, fit seamlessly within the structural modules.
As the primary functional element of the project, this three-story volume is simply expressed as a smooth concrete monolith, punctuated by openings at the end of each aisle. Throughout the lab block, these windows extend from near-floor to ceiling, flooding the work area with daylight. On the second and third levels, the windows are deeply recessed, revealing the depth and stability of the concrete wall. Outside, the building engages pedestrians at eye level, offering a base that also functions as seating.
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University of California, Irvine |
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Owner Contact:
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Rebekah Gladson, AIA, Assistant Vice Chancellor
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Building Location:
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Irvine, CA UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction
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Principal Building Function:
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Biomedical Research |
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Project Timeline
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| Jun 1999 | Planning Start |
| Jun 1999 | Design Start |
| May 2000 | Construction Start |
| Nov 2001 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Project Cost: |
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$19,000,000 |
| Construction Cost: |
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$17,500,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$280 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Education
Education: Faculty Office
Laboratory
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Research
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| Total GSF: |
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62,393 |
| Total NSF: |
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43,173 |
| Efficiency: |
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69% |
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Building Services:
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DI, compressed air, vacuum, steam, cold rooms, warm room, BSL3 suite, dark room
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Office Size:
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120 sf NSF
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HVAC Req:
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2.76 cfm/nsf
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Structure/Foundation:
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Cast-in-place concrete shear wall with spread footing
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Lab Module:
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11' x 11'
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Casework Mat'l:
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Maple veneer with solid epoxy countertops
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Fume Hoods:
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18 @ 6'
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Biosafety Cabinets:
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Class 2
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| Profile Created 03/31/2001 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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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.
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Sprague Hall Biotechnology Lab Rendering courtesy of Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis Notes:
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