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Kingsgate Science Centre

P—027

21,400 m²

Gross area

Kingsgate Science Centre

Kingsgate Science Centre

Kingsgate Science Centre

Client

University

Client

University

Location

Madison, WI

Sector

Public Sector

Delivery

Design-build

Value

$142M

Duration

26 months

Status

Completed

Year

2024

§ 01 — Overview

A research building that stayed open to students throughout

A research building that stayed open to students throughout

02

The challenge

The challenge

A research building on an active campus, with labs requiring vibration-sensitive floors and a programme that had to work around term dates.

A research building on an active campus, with labs requiring vibration-sensitive floors and a programme that had to work around term dates.

03

Engineering approach

Engineering approach

A design-build team set the structural grid around lab modules early, using thickened post-tensioned slabs to meet vibration criteria without deep beams.

A design-build team set the structural grid around lab modules early, using thickened post-tensioned slabs to meet vibration criteria without deep beams.

04

Execution

Execution

Noisy works were planned into vacation windows and the timber stair was prefabricated offsite, so the atrium was installed in nine days.

Noisy works were planned into vacation windows and the timber stair was prefabricated offsite, so the atrium was installed in nine days.

§ 05

Key metrics

21,400 m²

Gross area

64

Lab modules

9 days

Offsite stair

0

Term-time complaints

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