Texas A&M University – College Station,TX
Construction Type: New Construction / Animal Laboratory
Construction Cost / Size: $6,377,000 / 19,940 sf
Completion Date: 2008
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, Wireless and Security Consulting
Architect: Page Southerland Page
LARR is the centrally administered support service/program for animal research and teaching programs at Texas A&M University. The LARR facility totals 19,940 square feet and consists of 8 modular aluminum buildings (two climate controlled), a clinical support building and an office area. LARR also houses specialized facilities for investigator use, which includes a well maintained surgery area with two operating suites, an X-ray unit and radiology suite, a necropsy area, and specialized animal housing facilities to accommodate biohazards projects, hazardous chemical projects, transgenic animal projects and projects that use radioisotopes.
4b provided design and construction administration services for the expansion of the Animal Biosafety Level 3. This ABSL3 Vivarium Addition/Expansion project entailed complex construction phasing, as it remained fully operational throughout construction. 4b’s scope of services included data, telecom, and security systems infrastructure.