NRRC D Agricultural Research Service Center

Fort Collins, CO

OZ Architecture has programmed and designed a building for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The facility is home to four ARS agencies: Great Plains Systems Research Unit, Soil-Plant-Nutrient Research Unit, Water Management Research Unit, and the Area Director's Office (ADO). With the exception of ADO, each unit required lab space for research. The laboratories were designed to occupy the core of the building, with offices for 175 people lining the perimeter. There are large meeting/conference rooms, unit libraries and meeting rooms, a 2,500 square-foot hydraulics lab, a sky-lighted lobby, and a patio. The use of indirect light fixtures and a central heating/cooling plant, make for an energy-conscious design.

PROJECT TEAM

Steve Brooks - Principal In Charge

SERVICES PROVIDED

Architecture
Design Process
Interior Design

CREDITS

Architect of Record: Burkett Design