Eastern Virginia Medical School
Medical Education and Research Building
Norfolk, Virginia
Size
100,500 gsf new
70,400 gsf renovation
Services
Programming
Laboratory planning and design
Architecture
Construction administration
Roles
Ellenzweig
Design architect and laboratory/instructional facilities planner
Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company
Architect of Record
Certifications
LEED Silver
Awards
Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate: Award of Excellence for Educational Buildings, 2012
ENR Mid-Atlantic Construction: Best Higher Education/Research Project, Award of Merit
This complex three-phase project to transform the heart of EVMS medical campus included the design and construction of the Medical Education and Research Building, which houses the Leroy T. Canoles Jr. Cancer Research Center and serves the Medical School and School of Health Professions; renovations to the Brickell Library; and a complete, gut renovation of the existing vivarium located in the connected top floors of Lewis Hall and the Jones Institute.
Facilities include research laboratories and lab support; a 26,000 gsf vivarium for non-human primates; and a full array of medical education spaces and teaching labs, including a 25,000 gsf clinical skills/exam room suite. Teaching facilities include problem-based learning rooms, lecture halls, and flexible classrooms; also included in the program are offices and student service spaces, study areas, and active social spaces.
