The 14,000-sf addition to Olin Hall creates a new building entry, student collaboration and office expansion, while the 91,000-sf interior renovation has revitalized the 50-year-old structure to enhance faculty-student cross collaboration, address evolutions in science education and achieve sustainable initiatives.
The three-story building is home to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department of Biology; and the Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative. The teaching labs and research labs engage undergraduates in graduate level research spanning human brain imaging, cognitive science, cell, RNA and women’s biology, molecular genomics, neuro-psychology, neuropsychopharmacology and molecular/genomics. The building also includes a 4,900-sf vivarium renovation.
A phasing plan to address temporary animal housing during construction was critical to the success of the project. The renovated vivarium addresses behavioral sensitivities and wild caught specimens to better serve the housed animals.
The new Olin Hall is a more welcoming, open and efficient space for teaching and collaboration. It is a campus destination, showcasing the important research happening within the building.
Hamilton, New York
105,000 GSF
Laboratory programming, planning and design
Robert A.M. Stern Architects