Essence of the project.
mind of a child PLAYS,
odd combination BORN,
discoveries MADE.
Through my research I realize that there are a few different types of labs mainly life sciences and physical sciences. I plan on visiting Oregon Health and Science University to understand life sciences, and Portland State University engineering labs for physical science labs.
Interviews:
I’ve interviewed Carlos Alvarez, Material Science Graduate student, Eugene Kim, Process Engineer, Mark Kushman, a Lab Technician. I plan on interviewing the folks I am touring with as well. Also interested in interviewing some one from Oregon BEST (Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies).
The site that I’m looking at is approximately 9 acres. So there will be an urban design element to it.
The Campus will likely developed in phases and will include: a transportation node (pedestrian, public/private and parking), research building, additional museum space, waterfront public space, possible housing component, co-generation power plant and the existing facilities.
After an Urban design configuration is planned then, I’ll be focusing on the Research Building and its relationship to other facilities in the campus.
Major activities:
Research Units: Consists of laboratory (working bench, sinks, Fume hoods, and glove boxes), support, conference rooms and offices. Square footage and arrangement varies between what sciences are being researched. 5000-7500 sq. ft. each
Break spaces: Research can be intensive and a place to rest, socialize, take a break is crucial to being productive. These will probably be incorporated in the research units as well as larger areas such as a cafeteria, lounge, etc. small 150 sq. ft. each, large 2000 sq. ft.
Lobby area: security is a major concern. 1000 sq. ft.
Business Administration: Help researcher apply for grants and market their research and implement their designs. Includes offices workstations and conference rooms. 2000 sq. ft.
Exhibit space: place to show case research to attract investors. 2000 sq. ft.
Auditorium: To host lectures and events includes support. 2300 sq. ft.
Support: Loading, Maintenance, Mechanical. 10000 sq. ft.
Kent,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the amount of research and thought you have brought to your project. You have taken each assignment seriously so that your site and program idea has the potential to bring many synergistic factors together.
To enrich the way you understand the program, I would select a few widely varying museum exhibits and walk through how the research component could tie into them. In other words, use the specific lens of a particular discipline to look at your web of words and make it come to life by imagining a day in the life of some of the key stakeholders. What resources would be needed to explore Paleontology for example? Would you bias the selection of disciplines towards those which would have a K-12 appeal? Perhaps select 4 lead subtopics of areas such as energy, public health, water, transportation, etc. that have high impact for changing the world, and set up labs around them.
For your program, architectural design competitions and campus planning groups would have program listings for similar buildings. I like the combination of the research work spaces and secondary support functions, such as the grant-writing unit. I would omit the housing component (the site seems too rough for that in the first phase) and concentrate on the research, dissemination, shared utilities, support and green amenities. Looking at the Eco-district brief could be helpful given the size of your site.