This new 89,000 gsf facility has been designed to meet sustainability and energy efficiency goals and to achieve LEED Gold NC certification.
A seven-level, post-tensioned concrete building will replace the existing, seismically deficient Campbell Hall. Tipping Mar was selected for the design team owing to our experience with similar multifunctional development projects with complex programmatic goals. The below-grade level will incorporate low-vibration physics research laboratories and associated support functions. The six upper levels will house low-intensity laboratories, academic offices, instructional spaces, and a rooftop observatory with possible bridge structures connecting it with the adjacent new and old LeConte Halls. To overcome the challenges presented by the project, design charrettes defined basic interrelationships between consultants and identified the range of feasible solutions. We also joined in establishing cross-functional teams focusing on critical aspects of the proposed design to resolve cost and constructability issues.