University of California, Irvine Gillespie Neurosciences Research FacilityIrvine, CA
The Neurosciences Research Facility is the first building in the UCI Health Science Center. The four-story, 76,000 square foot building is a prototypical, generic laboratory facility organized in modular laboratory suites adaptable to specific research projects. The plan is organized to be expanded easily to larger footprints, as may be required by future buildings. Major program components include laboratory suites, office and administration areas, and a vivarium.
Laboratory suites and office and administration areas are distributed on the upper three floors. Main utility loops within the laboratory suites border a central laboratory support zone. Open research laboratories are located along the perimeter. The Vivarium, on the lower level, is designed for expansion in subsequent phases of the Health Science Center.
Centralized entry and common spaces encourage interaction among faculty and staff. An open lobby/atrium and monumental stairs connect floor levels, to create a public realm within the building. A conference room on the first floor is bounded by moving walls that open to the lobby to create an expanded forum for large presentations, meetings or conferences.
The Neurosciences Research Facility is a successful application of modified design/build project delivery.
Design Architect: Sasaki Associates Inc.
Architect of Record: Kornberg Associates
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