SPECTRUM HEALTH
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND FLOW CYTOMETRY LAB ALTERATIONS
COOPERS LANDING
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

While still a member of Landmark Design Group, P.C., Ted Lott, AIA designed and managed the construction of this multi-use lab facility in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Working with the user groups, the Spectrum Health Facilities Department and interior design collaborator Jomar Associates, Ted Lott led the design team through a design/construct/move process that spanned only four months. At the outset the cultural and operational differences of the two, formerly independent, labs became a serious design consideration. The Molecular Biology lab with its complicated processes and their varied and heavy equipment needs demanded a series of compartmentalized rooms each devoted to a specific function. In contrast, the Flow Cytometry lab has a much more open work flow which resulted in an single open work space. The two labs come together along a common circulation and administrative space. Common ceiling forms and colors were used to unify the spaces across lab functions and color keying was used to identify the unique spaces within each lab. The project was completed and the labs were moved on time and on budget of approximately $600,000.

Alterations Statistics
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Approximately 5,500 sq.ft.
Renovations and alterations to an early 20th century heavy timber factory building.
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Completion: January 2001
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Architect:
Landmark Design Group, P.C.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Contractor:
DeVries Construction
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Links

www.spectrum-health.org