Project Merced: UC Merced, Sustainability Research & Engineering Lab

Lab 2A is one of three teaching and research buildings that will anchor the new Academic Quad as part of the 2020 Project campus expansion initiative. The building consists of four floors above grade with a partial basement.  This basement nestles into UC Merced's existing topography and links the laboratory to the shaded loading dock.  

Within the building, the wet/dry laboratories are organized around modular planning principles that will enable the configuration of the building to evolve over time.  At the intersection between research and class laboratories, building users will find conference rooms, break rooms, and colloquy spaces arranged to bring people together across divisions and departments to create dynamic learning environments.

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Firm Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill | Size 155,000 SF | Year 2017 | Location Merced, CA | Industry Higher Education, Sciences