University of Colorado Completes Research 2 Laboratory

The University of Colorado Denver opened the $204 million Research 2 (R2) laboratory in Aurora in September of 2008. The 507,000-gsf facility is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus and houses flexible research laboratories and offices. Construction was completed in June of 2008. The 12-story building supports clinical and basic science research with laboratory configurations ranging from wet bench to instrument-oriented facilities. A full complement of research support spaces and core labs are designed to foster interaction and communication. R2 features a coffee shop on the ground floor, two-story corner break rooms joining adjacent lab floors, and numerous day-lit conference rooms. A 4,000-sf divisible conference room is located on the second floor and connects to the existing Research 1 (R1) facility. The design architect is KlingStubbins with Fentress Architects as architect of record. The general contractor for the project was Mortenson Construction.