The new SEIR building is a four-story, 234,000-SF hub for interdisciplinary research and innovation in multiple health science fields, including chemistry, bioengineering, neuroscience, biology, nursing, computer science, and kinesiology. SEIR houses purpose-built, flexible laboratories, in which a single neighborhood can be split between experimental, computational, or clinical space. In addition to their flexible design, the laboratories and related meeting spaces are designed to be highly transparent, to promote interaction between researchers, and to place “science on display.”

The centrally located Great Hall provides views into laboratory spaces while tying together all other site and program elements, including a café, an executive conference room, and four state-of-the-art teaching and event halls.

The building achieved LEED Gold certification. Sustainable features include: standards for new construction, integrating the performance of the building’s massing, envelope, shading, mechanical system, and day-lighting potential.