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University of California, Los Angeles

Engineering VI

Highest of aspirations for the research community in supporting clean and green technologies.

Engineering VI

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  • Location Los Angeles, California
  • Size 61,000 SF
  • Completion 2015
  • Project Type Science and Technology
  • Certification LEED Gold

BNIM worked with the University of California, Los Angeles, to design a new facility for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The development of the Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN) and Green Engineering and Metrology (GEM) building (Phase I) on the UCLA campus houses three primary driving Centers of Excellence in the field of nano-systems and clean technology and provides laboratories for new program initiatives in engineering instruction, and research. The total engineering complex is comprised of flexible wet and dry research laboratories; faculty, graduate and post-doc offices; conference spaces; supporting interaction space within various configurations; and a conference center that includes flexible meeting rooms and a 250-seat multi-functional auditorium. The facility is designed to foster collaboration inside and out by including meaningful outdoor courtyard spaces which provide a diversity of collaboration and gathering spaces. The design was a collaboration between BNIM as Co-Design Architect and Moore Ruble Yudell, which served as Architect of Record / Co-Design Architect.

Impact + Innovation

WIN-GEM represents the highest of aspirations for the research community in supporting the advancement of clean and green technologies. The facility provides space for faculty and their industrial collaborators to perform research and development in energy harvesting, storage, conservation, and management. WIN-GEM hosts over 30 researchers from Berkeley, Stanford, and UCLA to collaborate in research and development important to humanity and our economy. As such, the facility was thoughtfully designed for collaborative, multidisciplinary research, and the building itself is thought of as an expression and armature of that research. The building’s design, including very generous operable bay windows, aim to demystify science and create greater awareness of the role engineering plays in bettering lives and the economy.

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University of California - Los Angeles

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Moore Ruble Yudell

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