Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
Project Status: COMPLETED
- Demolition
started July 9, 2001. - Demolition
completed January, 2002. - Construction
started March 21, 2002. - Base building construction completion:
March, 2005. - 6th Floor build-out completed
January, 2006. - 8th Floor build-out completed
January, 2006. - 9th Floor build-out started
October, 2006. - 10th Floor build-out started
August, 2006.
Project Description & Statistics
The building site is bound by Fairbanks Court, Superior Street, Huron Street, and Prentice Women's Hospital.
9 laboratory floors with offices
2 mechanical floors at 2nd floor and penthouse
1 ground floor campus center and service area
2 floors below grade for Vivarium and mechanical rooms
Ground Floor
Dining for 120 people
Auditorium for 255 people
Auditorium for 111 people
Seminar Room for 75 people
Seminar Room for 45 people
Typical Floor
12 lab planning modules to accommodate 12 PI's and 5 researchers per PI
75 people per floor with
Building Population
Approximately 700 persons total (PI's, researchers, staff)
Gross |
Net |
Net-to-Gross Ratio | |
Sub Basement | 52,890 | 30,730 | 58.40% |
Basement | 30,814 | 30,814 | 58.15% |
Ground Floor | 25,374 | 25,374 | 56.33% |
Mezzanine | 2,957 | 2,351 | 79.51% |
2nd Floor (Mechanical) | 25,890 | N/A | N/A |
Typical Lab | 24,500 | 14,500 | 59.18% |
Mechanical Penthouse | 7,647 | N/A | N/A |
Total | 407,921 | 219,769 | 53.88% |
Project Cost: ~$165,000,000 (base building)
Project Team
Project Management
Ron Nayler, Vice President for Facilities
Bonnie Humphrey, Director Facilities Design & Construction
John Brzezinski, Senior Project Manager
Jo Le Mieux-Murphy, Projects Administrator
Kory Burton, Project Manager
Jay Seay, Project Engineer
Architect, Engineers & Consultants
Davis Brody Bond, LLP (New York, NY), Lead Architect
BR+A (Boston, MA), Engineer
Christopher P. Stefanos Associates (Oak Lawn, IL), Structural Engineer
Terra Engineers (Chicago, IL), Civil Engineer
Joseph Carr & Associates (Chicago, IL), Landscaping Design
AMEC (Chicago, IL), Construction Consultant
Horvath-Reich CDC, Inc., Exterior Wall Consultant
Ralph G. Moore and Associates (Chicago, IL), Supplier Diversity Consultant
E Cube, Inc. (Boulder, CO), Commissioning
Shen Milsom Wilke, Inc. (Chicago, IL), audio-visual consultants
General Contractor
Turner Construction Company
Contact Information
All questions or complaints should be directed to:
John Brzezinski, Senior Project Manager
Northwestern University
Facilities Design & Construction
2020 Ridge Avenue, Suite 250
Evanston, IL 60208
Phone: 847-491-3677
Fax: 847-491-3869
j-brzezinski@northwestern.edu