DIMEO Life Sciences

College of Engineering // Kingston, RI Size: 186,000 sf // Architect: Ballinger Architects UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

The new “H”-shaped, six story facility, which includes a walk-out lower level and mechanical penthouse, replaces five separate buildings built in the 1950 and 60’s, and is divided into two teaching wings. The first floor, located on the Quad level, will have a large south-facing commons and computer lab, and features a large clear span commons area with café, with no columns, as part of the bridge structure. The first floor also features a combination of instructional labs and in- teractive classrooms opening up to student interaction spaces. The upper floors will comprise flexible, modular labs in close proximity to the faculty offices and graduate student workstations.