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Ashburn, VA, United States
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Other Projects by Rafael Vinoly Architects
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farm Research Campus
Ashburn, VA, United States
Seizing an opportunity for institutional
expansion in 2001, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) initiated a
competition for master planning solutions to create a state-of-the-art research
campus—including laboratories, a conference center and hotel facility, and
on-site housing—intended to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration in order to
advance medical science. Rafael Viñoly Architects’ solution delivered an
environmentally and technologically advanced collection of buildings integrated
within a pastoral setting.HHMI’s Janelia Farm Research
Campus sits on 689 acres bounded by forest on two sides, within a sloping
hillside and generous views of the Potomac River and the verdant Maryland
fields beyond. Set into this tranquil panorama, the 1,000-foot-long Landscape
Building, named in reference to its near-concealment in the terrain, emerges
from the topography in a series of three descending planted terraces. Conference
housing and residential village areas lie to its northeast.What the Landscape Building
conceals from above, it reveals from below. Beneath an 180,000-square-foot
green roof—the second-largest in the United States—sown with indigenous
vegetation, the undulating building levels contain labs, communal spaces, meeting
rooms, offices, and support areas. The interior retains sightlines of the
exterior plain and benefits from ample daylight exposure, despite lying
partially under ground.The building’s curving plan lends
variety to its longitudinal distribution: mechanical rooms, service corridors,
support spaces, and lab benches run parallel in an extrusion punctuated by
alternating office/conference room clusters and open terraces. The office
cluster/open terrace rhythm promotes collegial interaction and provides opportunities
for identifying individuals along the building, thus furthering one of HHMI’s
stated aims.The lab achieves a new level
of flexibility. Without contractor
assistance, one can reconfigure, completely remove, or replace existing
elements with new ones. A floor grid encases data, electrical, and gas systems,
supplying interchangeable connections among furnishings and lab benches.The labs and conference center
share a common courtyard with conference housing. Visitors stay in the
ninety-six-room hotel, enjoying lake views. A residential village lodges researchers and their families
in comfortable living accommodations."At Janelia Farm,"
says Rafael Vinoly, "the landscape is
the building: it creates a counterpoint between technology and nature that
enriches the research performed there. It is a highly technical structure in
terms of equipment and flexibility, and yet the entire composition looks like a
natural thing."
expansion in 2001, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) initiated a
competition for master planning solutions to create a state-of-the-art research
campus—including laboratories, a conference center and hotel facility, and
on-site housing—intended to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration in order to
advance medical science. Rafael Viñoly Architects’ solution delivered an
environmentally and technologically advanced collection of buildings integrated
within a pastoral setting.HHMI’s Janelia Farm Research
Campus sits on 689 acres bounded by forest on two sides, within a sloping
hillside and generous views of the Potomac River and the verdant Maryland
fields beyond. Set into this tranquil panorama, the 1,000-foot-long Landscape
Building, named in reference to its near-concealment in the terrain, emerges
from the topography in a series of three descending planted terraces. Conference
housing and residential village areas lie to its northeast.What the Landscape Building
conceals from above, it reveals from below. Beneath an 180,000-square-foot
green roof—the second-largest in the United States—sown with indigenous
vegetation, the undulating building levels contain labs, communal spaces, meeting
rooms, offices, and support areas. The interior retains sightlines of the
exterior plain and benefits from ample daylight exposure, despite lying
partially under ground.The building’s curving plan lends
variety to its longitudinal distribution: mechanical rooms, service corridors,
support spaces, and lab benches run parallel in an extrusion punctuated by
alternating office/conference room clusters and open terraces. The office
cluster/open terrace rhythm promotes collegial interaction and provides opportunities
for identifying individuals along the building, thus furthering one of HHMI’s
stated aims.The lab achieves a new level
of flexibility. Without contractor
assistance, one can reconfigure, completely remove, or replace existing
elements with new ones. A floor grid encases data, electrical, and gas systems,
supplying interchangeable connections among furnishings and lab benches.The labs and conference center
share a common courtyard with conference housing. Visitors stay in the
ninety-six-room hotel, enjoying lake views. A residential village lodges researchers and their families
in comfortable living accommodations."At Janelia Farm,"
says Rafael Vinoly, "the landscape is
the building: it creates a counterpoint between technology and nature that
enriches the research performed there. It is a highly technical structure in
terms of equipment and flexibility, and yet the entire composition looks like a
natural thing."