Kennesaw (Ga.) State Univ., Health Science Building.
Budget: $45.5 million.
Size: 191,000 ft2.
Completion date: 3Q2010.
Project team: Cooper Carry, Atlanta (architect of record); Richard Wittscheibe Hand, Atlanta (interior designer); Peacock Partnership, Atlanta (clinical space planners); Nottingham, Brook & Pennington, Macon, Ga. (MEP/FP engineers); Uzun & Case, Atlanta (structural engineers); Eberly & Associates, Atlanta (civil engineer); Waveguide Consulting, Decatur, Ga. (A/V consultant); Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Atlanta (contractor).
Description: Lab and classroom building will serve the WellStar College of Health and Human Services, and brings together functions previously scattered in seven separate buildings. The program encompasses a wet lab, data analysis room, high-tech classrooms and a 13,000-ft2 nursing lab. Specific labs include neurochemistry research, biomechanics, neuromuscular/bone density, clinical research, human performance, human anatomy and physiology, chemistry and biology, and simulation. The facility was designed to LEED-certified standards, targeting LEED Silver.
Contact: Mark Jensen, Cooper Carry, markjensen@coopercarry.com.
