Kraus-Anderson complete the $70 million expansion and renovation of Nobel Hall of Science at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Nobel Hall houses the departments of biology, chemistry, geography and geology, along with interdisciplinary programs in biochemistry, molecular biology and environmental studies. Designed by Hastings+Chivetta, the expansion nearly doubles the building’s footprint. The college’s innovative project is one of the first STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) buildings in the area through the connection of the Nobel Hall of Science with the Schafer Fine Arts building via an expansive lobby and laboratory theatre.
The new complex will include additional research and teaching laboratories designed to accommodate leading industry standards for student and faculty safety, equipment and research methods. The project also adds new offices, classrooms, meeting rooms and libraries, as well as a museum, experimental theater space, greenhouse and auditorium. Other additions include 20 collaboration and conference spaces, a laundry, and increased support areas to allow for additional equipment rooms, chemical storage and hazardous material handling.
KA’s partnership with Gustavus stretches over 40 years and includes the campus reconstruction after the 1998 tornado and recent projects such as Anderson Hall and Beck Academic Hall.
Gustavus Provost and Dean Brenda Kelly, Geology and Environmental Studies professor Julie Bartley, and KA Project Manager Alec Miller discuss the Nobel Hall project and how Gustavus Adolphus College is aligning itself for the future.
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Project:
Nobel Hall of Science
Client:
Gustavus Adolphus College
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Project Size:
182,828 s.f.