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Post Occupancy Evaluation Table of Contents I. Summary of Findings II. Post-occupancy Evaluation Purpose III. Process and Methodology IV. Translational Health Sciences V. Facility Overview VI. Analysis and Findings VII. Conclusions and Recommendations VIII. Appendix January 7, 2011 contents
Summary of Findings Building Description The Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) houses the brain, kidney and prostate cancer research departments, as well as the UCSF Cancer Research Institute, whose 15 major laboratories investigate the basic biological mechanisms of cancer. At 162,000 gross square feet, the five-story building features two interlocking L-shaped wings, one containing research labs, the other containing offices for principal investigators and research fellows. The two L-shaped wings enclose a five-story sky-lit atrium in the residual space between them. Open staircases and pedestrian bridges are located through the multi-level atrium with the goal of promoting building circulation while providing researchers and students with ample public function space. Offices for principal investigators and fellows in the north and east wings are clad in aluminum and glass curtain-wall, reflecting the more public and open nature of their function. Laboratories and support spaces are located at the south and west wings, which tie the building into the surrounding campus. A vivarium occupies the fifth floor of the research wing. A shared seminar facility located in the level one lobby accommodates 70 occupants, with a pre-function area immediately adjacent. The balance of level one is devoted to building support and mechanical functions. Sculptural enclosures screen rooftop mechanical equipment and exhaust stacks, while mandated setbacks are transformed into cascading terraces that soften and activate the north façade. Post-occupancy Evaluation Summary The Helen Diller Family Cancer research Building is an attractive desirable research building well situated on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. Its views and well-lit public spaces connecting state-of-the-art BSL-2 laboratories and office space are uplifting to occupants. While the building’s purpose is to optimize synergies of co-located cancer researchers and foster Translational Research, collaboration between groups is comparatively low and not yet at optimal levels of interaction. Health Safety Security Environment Health and Safety personnel are very concerned with the potential safety hazard created by the location of emergency showers within 18” of the main electric panels on each floor. Regular testing requires careful placement of plastic sheeting in order to prevent water from spraying onto the panels. Recommended lighting levels at a lab bench and writing desk area are between 75 – 100 foot-candles. Lighting levels measured in the Diller lab are between 18 and 70 foot candles at these areas. Focus Group participants and web survey respondents complained about low lighting levels causing eye strain, fatigue and difficulty seeing close up work. Post Occupancy Evaluation January 7, 2011
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Page 5 and 6: Summary of Findings Vivarium design
Page 7 and 8: Post Occupancy Evaluation The purpo
Page 9 and 10: METHODOLOGY
Page 11 and 12: Conduct: Post Occupancy Evaluation
Page 13 and 14: Demographics: web survey respondent
Page 15 and 16: The Process Post WWII Growth of Sci
Page 17 and 18: Translational Research: Kit of Part
Page 19 and 20: FACILITY OVERVIEW
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Page 35 and 36: Engineering Findings Post Occupancy
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Goal: Optimize efficient use of spa
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