Sustainable, Innnovative Labs by reimagine REIMAGINE.CA
We have over 30 years experience in creating beautiful, healthy and sustainable labs and research facilities for corporate clients and post-secondary institutions alike.
AT REIMAGINE, WE HAVE OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CREATING BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS.
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Labs present the kind of complex design challenge that we like best. Integrating the needs of multiple researchers in one space, facilitating the movement of materials and air through the building, and meeting long-term objectives such as sustainability, requires consideration and experience. Like all of our work, the quality of our laboratories is achieved through collaborative dialogue and engaging all parties throughout the design and construction process.
GILEAD LAB W1, EDMONTON, AB
GILEAD LAB W1 This bold and modern laboratory facility was designed for Gilead ULC, an organization who develops and manufactures investigational drugs and supplies ingredients for clinical research programs. It was mandated by Gilead Alberta to help speed the development of new pharmaceutical products. Located on a 10-acre site in northeast Edmonton, this cutting-edge laboratory contains labs and lab support spaces, offices and meeting spaces. Behind its contemporary design lies a multitude of sustainable features: a high-performance building envelope wraps around the building, providing significant energy use and cost reductions, while a high-tech heat recovery system reuses waste heat from the exhaust air stream of the lab’s 40 fume hoods. Balancing contemporary design, energy efficiency and functionality, Gilead Sciences New Laboratory facilitates this organization’s important work. A second laboratory building, W2, was added to the campus in 2016.
GILEAD LAB W2 The addition of Gilead’s second lab to their Edmonton campus saw a more rapid design and construction process than W1 (8 month design, 12 month construction of $40 million lab). The building required the design of a clean room for three large isolators equipped to facilitate potent compounds work. This project was a successful design assist collaboration with the construction manager’s trade contractors, to coordinate building systems and develop manufacturing and installation details for mechanical, electrical, cladding, furniture and lab hood and casework components. The early involvement of the construction manager and key trade contractors in the development of details and coordination of building systems prior to installation resulted in rapid installation and fewer
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, ATHABASCA, AB
EPCOR WATER QUALITY ASSURANCE LABS
Located in Edmonton’s picturesque River Valley, this lab facility was designed for EPCOR Water Services. This project consolidates EPCOR’s Project and Technical Services and Quality Assurance Laboratories under one roof, resulting in greater effectiveness for both departments.
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Athabasca University’s 25 year old laboratory space was in need of an update. Reimagine transformed these dark and dingy labs into bright, spacious, state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories.
The design response is bright and fresh, encouraging students and faculty to spend time there. Ample lighting, bright colours and finishes, as well as stunning murals within the lab space transformed and rejuvenated the existing facility. The changes were more than cosmetic. The laboratory’s old ventilation system was technologically outdated and replacing it was necessary to achieve
EDMONTON, AB
better productivity and health for researchers. Happily, we were able to complete the project using only half the budget, because of the innovative way we re-used and updated the air handling system, instead of replacing it. To further improve air quality, we doubled the number of fume hoods in the lab space, and installed ceiling induction units to provide more airflow in the room without increasing the amount of air and size of equipment. Completed a full month ahead of schedule, Athabasca University Labs were termed “a remarkable success” by the Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology. As a result of this renovation, Athabasca University has further solidified its reputation as a major research and teaching hub in Northern Alberta.
Lab spaces integrated into the building design include: • Microbiology Laboratory • Organic Chemistry Laboratory • Trace Metals/Inorganic Laboratory • Support Lab spaces Offices are located close to the perimeter of the building, allowing occupants to daylight, and operable windows. Deftly designed as a sustainable, healthy, day-lit workplace for staff, EPCOR Labs will delight staff and visitors well into the facility’s future.
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Students at Athabasca University (AU) perform the majority of their work off-campus, using kits prepared by the faculty. However, a portion of each student’s work needs to be completed on-site, requiring access to a student lab space. The lab space also must function for faculty members who wish to pursue their own research initiatives.
EPCOR WATER QUALITY ASSURANCE LABS,
Our design process carefully considered the unique 4500 m2 site and EPCOR staff’s needs. The entrance to the building showcases a significant three-storey atrium that draws natural light into the heart of the structure. As you move through the building, the view of the River Valley is framed whenever possible, be it through the main floor lunchroom or up the stairs and through the lounge and the roof terrace beyond.
NAIT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CENTRE
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) hired us to design a world-class alternative energy teaching and research centre that would attract attention, resources and respect from across North America. The result: the NAIT Alternative Energy Centre, a facility where technologists learn the skills required to design and install Alternative Energy systems, which are in increasing demand in North America. The space facilitates the training of technologists who will one day design the many different systems needed for the next energy economy. Starting with an old 1960s building, we made the facility highly sustainable. In fact, the design team mapped out a plan
for a framework enabling the building to reach net-zero status. In other words, the Alternative Energy Centre can eventually be modified to produce as much energy as it consumes. Innovative renewable energy technologies are demonstrated and put into practice here. A working geothermal system that draws heat for the facility from 53 meters beneath the earth reports its data to a web system that students can use and learn from. Solar photovoltaic panels produce electricity for the building. Completed on schedule and on budget, the NAIT Alternative Energy Centre is a resounding success, attracting far more student applications than it can accommodate.
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Like all of our work, the quality of our laboratories is achieved through collaborative dialogue and engaging all parties throughout the design and construction process.