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SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER
Designing for a New
Undergraduate STEM Experience
at UGA
Gwynne Darden, RA, LEED AP
Arzu Yilmaz, AICP
Office of University Architects - March 28, 2015
• Background
• Design Concept
o Shared Building
o Long Term Flexibility
o User Involvement
• Learning Spaces
o Instructional Labs
o 280-seat Classrooms
o SCALE-UP Classrooms
o Collaboration Spaces
• Questions / Comments
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Background
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Background
Background
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Background
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Schedule and Overview of Design Process
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User Involvement
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User Involvement
Role of Building Steering Committee
• Provide guidance and advice on the
instructional function of this facility during
the design process
• Consider the Science Learning Center as a
whole
• Consider the long-term use of the building
in terms of undergraduate science
instruction
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User Involvement
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Project Program
Not Included in the Program
• No computer labs
• No emergency generator or back-up power
• No lesson capture systems included
• Building systems are based on instructional lab requirements
and will not easily convert to research labs
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Project Program
October 9, 2014
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Project Site - Overall
October 9, 2014
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Project Site - Context
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Elevation
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Aerial Photo
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Construction Site - Live
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First Floor
Fourth Floor (Penthouse)
EL = 725’-0”
Third Floor
SCALE-UP
EL = 709’-8”
Student
spaces
Second Floor
EL = 694’-4”
First Floor
EL = 679’-0”
Auditorium Entry Level
SCALE-UP
Vestibule
DW Brooks Mall
EL = 670’-0”
EL = 665’-0”
Scale : NTS
Building Section
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BUILDING SECTION
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Collaboration Spaces - Lobby
(3) TA/Student
Meeting Rooms
STAIR
CTL Office
Student
Spaces
Physics Teaching Lab
Prep
Student
spaces
IT
Lab
Manager
TA/Student
Meeting Rm
Student
spaces
Lab
Coordinator
Organic
Chemistry Lab (Typ.)
Student
spaces
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Collaboration Spaces
N
Enlarged Partial Plan
First Floor
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Second Floor
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Third Floor
Lab Corridor | Student Spaces
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Collaboration Spaces
GENERAL CHEMISTRY (13 REQUIRED)
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1280 square feet
24 students in pods (TBD)
2 – 6’ fume hoods
12 snorkels or capture hoods
(options to be explored)
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Utilities:
• Hot & cold potable water
• Compressed air
• Vacuum
• Natural gas
• DI water
• 110 V electrical
8 receptacles/pod
• Data
1 drop/2 students
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AV projector, screen, monitors:
TBD
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Transparency & Natural Light
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Lab Modules
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Lab Modules
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General Chemistry
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General Chemistry
PLAN VIEW
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General Chemistry Pod
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Organismal/Plant Biology
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Cellular/ Molecular Biology
PLAN VIEW
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Biology Pod
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Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry Pod
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Physics
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Physics
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Physics Pod
SCALE-UP Classrooms
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Learning Spaces
SCALE UP Classrooms
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SCALE-UP Classrooms
SCALE UP Classrooms
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SCALE-UP Classrooms
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SCALE-UP Classrooms
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SCALE-UP Classrooms
280-seat Classrooms
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280-Seat Classrooms
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280-Seat Classrooms
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280-Seat Classrooms
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280-Seat Classrooms
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Support Spaces
Support Spaces
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Support Spaces
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Collaboration Spaces
PLAN
N
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Collaboration Spaces - Exterior
F. Evergreen
Screen Plant
Zone
J. Plaza
Planters
G. Shady Cove Plant Zone
E. Building Facade
A. Books Mall
Plant Zone
D. Rain Garden Plant Zone
B. Meadows Plant Zone
C. Forest Edge Plant Zone
I. Riparian
Plant Zone
H. Bioretention Plant Zone
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Collaboration Spaces - Exterior
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Collaboration Spaces - Exterior
Questions / Comments
[email protected]
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