Carnegie Mellon University
Yttri Biological Sciences Lab

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Completed August 2018
  • 1,500 Square Feet
  • Design-Bid-Build
  • $622,000 Project Value

Carnegie Mellon University’s Yttri Lab project was a renovation of four separate existing laboratories to create a highly computational lab and research space. The program included areas for students to work, three separate labs including holding rooms with faraday cages for mice, and an office.

Professor Yttri felt that it was important for the space to be more than traditional lab space and saw an opportunity to ease the transition from intense computational work to hands-on lab work. He stressed the need for space to collaborate spontaneously with his team, with furniture that could be reconfigured easily and fully cleanable finishes within the lab.

The three labs are located outside of the main office and working space. All of the desks are height adjustable and ceiling baffles were provided to improve acoustics. CMU requested tunable lighting in the office and research space for occupant comfort, and a technology board hangs in the collaborative space. Efforts were made to make this space as functional and comfortable as possible, no matter what time of day or night it is being used. CMU also plans to showcase this lab as a recruitment tool for new professors and students.

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