UWF LAB ANNEX BREAKS GROUND

The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering Laboratory Annex broke ground today.  The Lab Sciences Annex for the University of West Florida is a 53,000 SF 3-story structure designed to provide a state of the art teaching and research facility for their students and faculty.  A total of 12 teaching labs are provided, consisting of 8 biology labs and 4 chemistry labs.  Shell space for the future build-out of 6 research labs is also provided, along with faculty offices, conference / classrooms and multiple student breakout / common use areas.  The new Annex will be an addition to their existing 40 year-old wet lab building, which will be converted into classrooms, offices, and additional research labs.

The Annex will establish an important new identity for the Biology and Chemistry departments.  With a prominent entry on the central campus green, it will help create a vibrant complex of buildings that frame an active and highly developed courtyard.  Caldwell Associates partnered with world class lab designers Perkins + Will to bring the most innovative thinking in wet lab design to Northwest Florida – creating a facility that not only provides students and faculty with the practical tools for learning, but also an environment that fosters student interaction, education, and development.

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