AASHE CONFERENCE 2008 | BNIM Architects | people. innovation. design. Fayez S. Sarofim Building...

AASHE CONFERENCE 2008 | BNIM Architects | people. innovation. design.

Fayez S. Sarofim BuildingInstitute of Molecular Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston


PROGRAM ISSUES…..

Collaborative Science

Establish a Community of Researchers

Flexibility

Sustainability

Attract and retain the best scientists


Southern central campus

Pedestrian circulation Land useThe plan

Water Retention Parking Footprint at Ground Level

Water Ways Green Spaces

Land use Service Central Campus Green Spaces

Skywalks Figure Ground

Central Campus Vision Plan Process


Program

Laboratory 101,822 SFOffice 22,367 SFGateway 18,282 SFCirculation 23,946 SFSupport 62,783 SF

Total 229,250 SF


THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE


LAYERS OF DESIGN


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FROM THE INTUITIVE TO THE SCIENTIFIC


The Laboratory“fumehoodis stupidus”

Laboratory Building TypeBehavioral Characteristics:•40-70% fume hood dominated•More evenly distributed loads beyond fume hood•Equipment barriers to efficiency•Changing Behavior with Technology!


PASSIVE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

•Orientation is harvests daylight and reduces undesirable heat gain

•Building is organized by use as specific species depending upon internal programmatic space needs

•High Performance Building Envelope

•Solar Shading utilized on all exposures

•Day Lighting and Task Lighting

•Lab and office wings optimized for volume and daylight

•Office wing is shaded by armature designed for future photovoltaic panels

•Egress stairs are non conditioned and shaded by terra cotta lattice


ACTIVE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

•proximity sensors at fume hoods and bio safety cabinets that control VAV

exhaust

•daylight and motion sensors and abundant natural light

•Under-floor air in offices

•low pressure drop cooling and heating coils

•low velocity ducts (1,200 FPM) to reduce pressure drop

•phase change sensible heat recovery from lab exhaust air (preconditions

fresh air intake)

•atrium tempered with office return air

•office return air introduced into outside incoming air stream via atrium

•wrap around heat recovery to dehumidify the auditorium fresh air intake

•evaporative spray coolers using condensate water on the refrigerant heat

recovery in lab air handlers to improve performance during cooling season


•METRICS: IMM

229,225 GSF (210,000 GSF original program)

Achieved 10% space efficiency improvement and 10% increase in research

staff work and research space provisions

20-25% Energy Consumption Reduction in MEP, 30-35% in lighting

10-15% Reduction in Total Water Use

25% of Total Construction Waste Recycled or Salvaged

Carbon Emissions Avoided (48% Fly Ash in Concrete Mixture)

Shared equipment has reduced energy and first costs

Construction $10M below budget


Plan Concept ` Section Concept


Research / Labs

Service

Community

Office / Research

Support

Program Lower level collaboration spaces

Upper level collaboration spacesCirculation


Supply air Extract and return air

Orientation and shading


HAVAC STRATEGY


Ground Floor Plan


Second Floor Plan


Third Floor Plan


Typical Lab and Office Floor


Seventh Floor


Exterior Material Selection

Clay System CopperClay Baguette Zinc


Daylight Modeling


North Facing Lab-Fins: Dec 2 Noon

North Facing Lab-Fins: June 21 Noon


LessonsCommunity is importantLab and office relationship encourages

communityOpen labs and shared support labs benefit

Investigator and InstituteFlexible design adapts for research/office

needs easilySpecies increases comfort and conserves

energyPurchase the lab furniture sparinglyShade and water make outdoors useful year aroundCascade air system works and increases

efficiencyDay lighting is appreciated by everyone and

saves moneyArchitecture recruits/retains talent


A great building must begin with the unmeasurable,

must go through measurable means when it is being designed

and in the end must be unmeasurable.

— Louis Kahn

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