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The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, Glencoe, Ill. Design: Booth Hansen. Photo: Michelle Litvin
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Chicago Horticultural Society, Chicago Botanic Garden, The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, Glencoe, Ill.
Budget: $20.6 million.
Size: 37,700 ft2.
Project team: Brown + Associates Inc., Lincolnwood, Ill. (project manager and cost estimator); Booth Hansen Ltd., Chicago (architect); Grumman/Butkus Engineering Inc., Evanston, Ill. (MP and fire protection engineer; energy modeling); Dickerson Engineering Inc., Niles, IL (electrical engineer); Rocky Mountain Institute, Boulder, Colo. (environmental consultant); GFGR Architects, Engineers, Chicago (structural engineer); Gary Wiss Inc., Northbrook, Ill. (civil engineer); Kirkegaard Associates, Chicago (AV consultant); Oehme, Van Sweden & Associates, Washington, D.C. (landscape architect); Featherstone Inc., Downers Grove, Ill. (construction manager).
Completion date: 3Q2009.
Description: Low-slung facility, named 2010 Laboratory of the Year by R&D Magazine, is dedicated to plant conservation (in partnership with the plant biology and conservation program of nearby Northwestern Univ.); public education; and a living example of sustainability technologies, such as the green roof. Primary program elements include labs, PI offices, an herbarium, a seed vault facility, seminar and conference rooms, and a plant science library. Extensive interior and exterior glazing ties the building to the surrounding natural environment. A central public viewing gallery runs the length of the facility and offers a chance to observe research in action. The building, which is pending LEED Gold certification, was raised over an existing floodplain, maintaining an undisturbed grade and allowing for a rain garden for site runoff. In addition to daylighting, the extensive green strategies include radiant flooring, a PV system, a green roof.
Contact: David Mann, Booth Hansen, dmann@boothhansen.com
