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Bryn Mawr College, Rockefeller Hall The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University–School of Forest Resources |
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This 180,000 SF biomedical research
laboratory is part of the complex of healthcare, research and educational
facilities adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. An unusual
requirement was that the building was built above a previously constructed
chiller plant - also designed by BLT - the master plan of which provided
options for overbuild in keeping with the University’s growth and prominence in the field of
biomedical research. Construction scheduling was critical, since existing cooling
towers had to be shut down, relocated to the roof of the laboratory overbuild,
and brought back on line in six month’s time to provide uninterrupted
service to the University’s critical medical facilities during the
peak cooling season.
A dramatic double height lobby rises alongside the preexisting chiller plant. Ground and mezzanine levels of the building are reserved for shared meeting facilities and administrative functions, including school-wide security. Eight floors of flexible, generic bench lab facilities surround shared tissue culture labs, autoclaves, darkrooms, electron microscopy, and other core support facilities at the center of the plan. Offices, conference rooms and lounges are located at the corners to maximize views and facilitate interaction.
