An existing 1970’s concrete-framed building was transformed into a state-of-the-art laboratory to serve the Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics.
The facility design brings a sense of the outside into the scientific workspaces. A new exterior skin composed of channel glass, metal panels, and perforated metal screens allows natural light to permeate throughout the interior and transforms the rugged building into a modern laboratory facility. This new envelope provides views to the heavily wooded surroundings, which served as a natural inspiration for the design of the interior spaces.