CLEVELAND
University Hospitals of Cleveland is planning a new $110 million, 320,000-gsf Research Institute Building for advanced biomedical research programs, scheduled to open in 2003. Research functions are distributed over eight floors, including two floors below grade dedicated to lab and building support. The ground floor level includes a conferences center; administrative offices are on the second floor. Five floors of generic research labs, lab support, and offices will accommodate 120 researchers on each floor. Lab support rooms and offices are distributed through the lab floors. Architect for the project is van Dijk Pace Westlake Architects of Cleveland; BR+A Consulting Engineers of Boston will provide mechanical and electrical engineering.
