The Prior Health Sciences Library houses the medical library and archives for the Wexner Medical Center. Davis Wince, Ltd. in collaboration with Bostwick Design Partnership for the Prior Health Sciences LibraryVertical Expansion project.
The project added a two-story vertical addition of approximately 36,600 sf to the existing 5-story Prior Health Sciences Library constructed in 1969. The addition created one of the most advanced clinical skills and education assessment centers in the country and helped position the OSU College of Medicine to be recognized nationally in the top 20.The addition accommodates the Wexner Medical Center’s academic communities; providing state-of-the-art simulation labs, clinical instruction and classroom spaces fostering multidisciplinary interaction opportunities.
The reduction of energy consumption within the building was a key factor in the design. The addition was designed to reduce overall energy consumption within the addition without compromising the high level of technology requirements this type of space requires.
This project received LEED Gold certification.