UC Los Angeles, California, has selected BNBuilders to provide extensive renovations to the campus’ Botany Building. The $27-million project, designed by CO Architects, comes on the heels of BNBuilders’ recent $6-million renovations to UC Los Angeles’ Agoura Road medical suites and the $23.8-million Geffen Academy renovation in the campus’ Kinross Building.
The general contractor will complete a renovation to UC Los Angeles’ four-level, 37,351-square-foot Botany Building and adjacent Herbarium. The work will include removing all existing interior partitions; mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and hazardous materials; and installing new MEP and life safety systems, new roof, entrance, accessibility upgrades, seismic upgrades, technical equipment upgrades and interior finishes. When complete, the renovations will provide new wet and dry labs for research, classrooms for teaching and related support spaces.
The project’s development and construction will be guided by standards for buildings eligible for listing on the National and California Registers of historic places, and will achieve a minimum LEED Silver CI certification. Presently in preconstruction, the renovations are anticipated to commence Q1 2020.
Rendering courtesy CO Architects.