The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas recently broke ground on a 24,000-sf renovation of laboratory and office space for the University's biochemistry department. Architect for the project is Omniplan; the contractor is McCarthy. The project includes the demolition and renovation of a portion of the third floor in Building K, a five-story research facility on the UT Southwestern campus. The labs on this floor, used for research in cell biology, were originally constructed in the mid-1970s. The third-floor renovation project is taking place while occupants on the floors above and below and on the other half of the floor continue normal operations. The project will be completed in two phases in order to minimize disruption to research activities on the campus. The renovation is expected to reach completion in March 2003.
