The restoration, renovation, and adaptive reuse program required restoration of the architectural character of the original building envelope through roof and window replacement; restoration of the volume and architectural character of the original reading room and adjacent grand lobbies and stair hall; adaptive re-use of the balance of the original building as state-of-the-art classrooms, faculty offices and deans’ suites; construction of 10,000-sf, two-story addition to house more faculty offices and small group teaching spaces.

The project has received LEED™ Silver Certification, one of the first renovation projects to achieve this standard.

Project Information
Building Owner:		Emory University
Building Location:		Atlanta, Georgia UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction,Renovation
Principal Building Function:		Reading room, offices, and classrooms
Project Delivery Method:		Construction Management
Project Timeline		Jul 2002 Construction Start Aug 2003 Completion Last known status: Completed
Construction Cost:		$12,300,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$232
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Atrium Education: Administration Education: Classroom Education: Faculty Office Education: Library Education: Multimedia Library
Total GSF:		53,070
Project Team
Architect		The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Profile Created 09/01/2006
Last Updated 09/20/2006
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.