VIVO served as lab design consultants on the project, providing programing, equipment matrix development, engineering coordination, architectural design, construction documentation and construction administration services. The science program included a large R & D Lab, two Tissue Culture Labs, and a small Microscope Room supported by glass wash (autoclave and glass wash equipment), freezer farm and waste and consumable storage rooms.

The lab layout maximizes flexibility, providing fixed casework at sink locations only, and organizing 5’ tables, holding reagent shelving and under counter cabinets, into a series of 20’ long work peninsulas. Utility services are delivered through service panels located above each peninsula, while the sink benches are spaced equally along the length of the lab. Sharing the wall w/ floor and table mounted equipment; these shared services are easily reached from the peninsula work areas.

Additionally, VIVO provided programing, design, and CA services for a small, first floor Animal Care Facility, sized to hold 1,920 cages in two holding rooms. Designed to use disposable cages, the ACF features two, two-person linked procedure rooms, and a large cage prep area.