Projects
Science Complex Renewal
In accordance with President Reinharz's commitment to renew the University's science facilities through the addition of new space and the selective renovation of existing spaces, the University engaged Payette Associates, a nationally recognized architectural and planning firm with extensive experience in the planning and design of science buildings and hospitals, to develop a master plan for the entire Science Complex. This master plan, prepared with input from University leadership and science faculty, staff, and students, the Offices of Capital Projects, and the Office of Facilities Services, was completed in October 2005 and presented to the Board of Trustees in November 2005.
Specific campus planning goals for the Science Complex Renewal Project as reflected in the Payette Science Complex master plan include opening up the Complex to the surrounding campus and facilitating circulation through the Complex. Within the Complex itself, key goals are to create research and teaching-lab/classroom spaces appropriate for the top-tier research and teaching that characterize science at Brandeis and to foster connections between disciplines in the sciences through physical connections and the creation of interaction spaces at critical junctures within the Complex.
Payette has completed full design services for Phase 1 of the master plan, which is now under construction. Phase 1 includes a major new building of approximately 100,000 square feet adjacent to Kalman. The new building, to be named the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, will be five stories tall, with teaching labs on the first two levels and three levels of research space above. The building will also include an electronic library, an atrium, a café, conference rooms and interaction spaces. The Phase 2A building, which was schematically designed together with Phase 1 to ensure complete coordination, is expected to include teaching labs, a large lecture hall, and three levels of additional research laboratories.
Foundation walls are in place and the Phase 1 building is growing steadily, as floor slabs are being poured and vertical supports are being added for each successive level. Completion of the building is scheduled for winter 2008, with move-in scheduled for spring 2009. The new Phase 1 building will connect to Rosenstiel, and an additional multilevel connector is being added between Rosenstiel and Kosow; the latter is expected to be complete by summer 2008. Renovations will take place in selected areas in Bassine (from winter 2008 to summer 2009), in Rosenstiel (late fall 2007 to winter 2008), and in Gerstenzang (underway now through winter 2007).
Following creation of the new Phase 1 building, Friedland and Kalman, the two oldest buildings within the Science Complex, are scheduled to be removed (by fall 2009 and spring 2010, respectively). The planned Phase 2 in the master plan will involve creation of a new building more or less on the footprint of Kalman, followed by removal of Edison-Lecks and creation of a new entry pavilion with classrooms and lounge space.
Construction management for Phase 1 is being provided by John Moriarty & Sons.
Updated December 5, 2007