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LABORATORIES BUILDING FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
IN COLLABORATION WITH MONEO-BROCK STUDIO

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LABORATORIES BUILDING FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
IN COLLABORATION WITH MONEO-BROCK STUDIO

New York. USA

2005-2010

  • The plot on which these laboratories are located was the last one available  at Columbia       University’s Morningside campus, and therefore the new gateway to the campus from its Manhattanville expansion. It was decided from the very beginning that the Northwest Corner would complete the campus and follow the formal parameters established by McKim, Mead & White, rather than be an iconic building. However, the building had to literally jump over a 1970s gymnasium, so, in order to respect its integrity, the facades had to be laid out as resistant elements. Accepting this structure’s design as an expression of its architecture became the project’s leitmotif. The drop between Morningside and 120th Street gave way to the café, a public space which underlines the building’s role as a gate into the campus. Here again is a building that proves that the challenges raised by a program and its location can, in fact, foster architectural innovation.

  • LOCATION:

    Broadway/120st. New York. USA

  • CLIENT:

    Columbia University

  • PROGRAM:

    University building and lavoratories

  • ARCHITECT:

    Rafael Moneo

  • PROJECT TEAM:

    Design Project Architect
    Moneo Brock Studio, Madrid, Spain
    Belen Moneo and Jeff Brock

    Collaborators:
    Benjamin Llana (Architect)
    Spencer Leaf (Architect)
    Andrés Barrón (Architect)

    Architect of record:
    Davis Brody Bond Aedas, New York, NY
    William Paxson. (Partner-in-Charge)

  • COLLABORATORS:

    Structural/Mechanical Engineer:
    Ove Arup & Partners Consulting Engineers

    Structure: Daniel Brodkin,

    Mechanichal Systems: Joshua Yacknowitz

    Facade Consultant:
    R.A. Heintges & Associates

    Geotechnical Engineer: Mueser Rutledge

    Consulting Engineers
    Environmental Engineer: Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin
    Laboratory consultants: GPR Planners Collaborative, Inc.
    Landscape Consultant: Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
    Lighting: Fisher Marantz Stone

  • BUILDER:

    Turner Construction Company

  • BUDGET:

    Not published

  • SURFACE AREA:

    17465 m2

  • PICTURES:

    © Duccio Malagamba