Project profile: Georgia Tech Engineered Biosystems Building

Georgia Tech’s LEED Platinum Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB) is an innovative new model for research facilities. EBB challenges the silos of traditional laboratory design, creating a system of open lab neighborhoods that foster engagement. The “cross-cutting lab” implements continuous working lab space running down the spine of the building, with offices and meeting rooms in the wings. Daylight, outdoor views, a water harvesting system, and other biophilic elements used throughout the program encourage interaction. Technology and intelligent design work together to create a multi-purpose open space with high levels of ecological performance.

Georgia Tech Engineered Biosystems Building; Atlanta, Georgia; Cooper Carry and Lake|Flato

Building program type(s): Laboratory

(2018 AIA COTE Top Ten award recipient)