Colorado Real Estate Journal - January 6, 2016
MOA Architecture received a research facilities design award from the Design Build Institute of America for its work on the $26 million Bioscience 2 medical research laboratory and academic facility on the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. The 112,000-square-foot, four story building, completed in April under a design-build contract by Saunders Construction Inc. and MOA Architecture for the University of Colorado, is LEED Gold certified. “It’s an honor to earn this prestigious award from the DBIA, an organization that defines, teaches and promotes the best practices in design-build,” said Brian Konczak of MOA Architecture. “Bioscience 2 reflects a very successful project that was able to achieve the mandate of an integrated project delivery model by following the design-build process. By working collaboratively with Saunders Construction, we were able to deliver a building that offers an unrivaled range of opportunity for bioengineering students, as well as research and development companies of all sizes, from small start-ups to established industry leaders. It is truly the best of its kind.” Developed as a partnership between the University of Colorado Denver and the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, the Bioscience 2 building houses the University of Colorado Department of Bioengineering and multiple private biotechnology companies including ClinImmune Labs, Precision Biopsy, and iC42 Clinical Research and Development. The facility provides educational and private laboratories, which encourage alliance and knowledge transfer across the bioscience and biotechnology academic and corporate communities. The project includes full design and build-out of the interiors with a variety of program spaces, including classrooms, study rooms, teaching laboratories, wet and dry laboratories, clean rooms, office space, conference rooms, IT support, cryogenic freezer areas, acid storage and support areas. Bioscience 2 was 70 percent preleased prior to project completion and is now 100 percent occupied. As well, MOA Architecture announced that industry veteran Chet Lockard has merged his company, Project Guide Services, with the firm’s Wyoming office. Under the direction of Lockard, MOA will have a greater presence in the state, with offices in Laramie and Casper. “MOA Architecture has been among the most respected and trusted architectural firms in the Rocky Mountain region for more than 35 years, and has established a strong presence in Wyoming since 2010,” said Lockard. “The merger of PGS with MOA Architecture will provide clients with a seamless approach, with creative solutions and stopgap measures to ensure that the design and construction of their projects happen in the most timely and cost-effective way possible.” MOA Architecture has worked on several notable projects in Wyoming, including the Casper College Music Building, CAPS STEM Academy, Gillette College Student Housing and Hoyt Hall Renovation at the University of Wyoming.