Brown University Current projects

Providence, RI – Several projects are underway at Brown University. A new 87,000sf aquatics and fitness center is being designed and built by the design-build team of Shawmut and Robert A.M. Stern Architects, with Todd Rader + Amy Crews designing the landscape.
This project will include a 10,000sf fitness loft, three exercise/dance studios, a cafe/lobby, approximately 10,000sf of lockers, support, and administration space, a 12,000sf strength & conditioning facility for varsity athletes, and a new quadrangle as the heart of the athletics complex
Also included is required site utility work, enabling work (including two new chillers at the CHP), new bus-drop offs for Meehan and Pizzitola, along with renovations to the entries of existing athletic facilities (OMAC, Meehan, and Pizzitola).
As part of the project the existing temporary pool bubble will be demolished following the opening of the new pool, with a new parking area located there, along with new parking areas at Hope Street and south of the new center.
. The Alpert Medical School will be moving into the heart of Providence’s historic Jewelry District. This building is 134,000gsf and a former manufacturing facility which is located between the main campus and area hospitals. The building interior will be completely renovated into a state-of-the-art medical education facility.
Anticipated completion is winter 2012.
The Medical Education Building will house administrative offices, lecture halls, library, case study rooms, student academies, clinical studies and a gross anatomy lab. These elements are organized around a “central spine” which will be multi-storied. additionally, a cafe is contemplated for both the students and the general public.
The architect for this project is Ellenzweig and will be designed with the latest technologies thatwill make it highly energy efficient and will target a LEED Gold rating from the US Green Building Council. Completion is scheduled for the summer of 2011.
. Brown University will renovate approximately 74,000gsf within the existing Metcalf Chemistry Laboratory and Metcalf Research Laboratory that are part of the larger Metcalf Complex. The renovation will provide a new home for the recently merged Departments of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences and the Department of Psychology.
The overall scope of the project includes complete interior and exterior renovation of the buildings. Exterior improvements include a new slate roof and historically appropriate windows as well as masonry restoration. Interior renovations include all new office and dry lab spaces for faculty, staff and students. New classroom space, meeting and conference rooms, and public lobby space will be created. The existing auditorium will be fully renovated into a fully accessible state of the art teaching space. Architect is Leers Weinzapfel Architects. The project will obtain a USGBC Rating of LEED Silver.
Completion is anticipated for the fall of 2011.