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Stanford University, Neuroscience and Biology (CheM-H/SNI)

WHAT WE DID

The new interdisciplinary research space at Stanford University, takes shape.

On their fifth collaboration, Ennead Architects and Degenkolb Engineers designed a 235,000 square foot interdisciplinary research space for the Chemistry, Engineering and Medicine for Human Health (ChEM-H) and Neurosciences Institutes (SNI). This new lab creates a collaborative building for interdisciplinary studies. This project was architecturally demanding as well as technically challenging from a seismic and vibration perspective. Special features include a knife-edge mansard roof, nine monumental stairs, two bridges (without seismic joints), exposed elliptical trellis, and a center courtyard with up to 4ft of soil. This was a $256 million project that was completed in early 2020. Timeline: Design started in 2014. Construction started in 2016. Building opened in 2020.

 

 

Project Team

Ray Pugliesi
Senior Principal

I enjoy boating and tinkering on projects at our ‘family’ cabin at Shasta Lake.

Ariel Creagh
Associate

My favorite architect is Santiago Calatrava.

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Vincent Kho
Project Engineer

I walked 18 holes during the heat wave (105 degree only).

Sandy Hohener
Principal

I was going to be a golf course designer but it turns out that’s a pretty difficult gig to get.

Justin Tan
Associate

Project Engineer in Los Angeles.

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Katie Boisseree
Project Engineer

I’ve never lived outside of the Bay Area.

Holly Razzano
Practice Area Leader, Senior Principal

One of my bucket list items is to do a triathlon.

Adam Hugo-Holman
Principal

I lived in Plzen, Czechoslovakia as a kid for a year while my parents started an English speaking school.

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