Wheeler Hall

Wheeler Hall is one of the primary academic and laboratory buildings on the SUNY Cobleskill Campus. architecture+ was selected to prepare a program study for Wheeler Hall in the Spring of 2001. The goal of the study was to determine existing conditions, laboratory and classroom space needs and requirements, and renovation costs. We were selected again in 2006 to revise the study to meet the current budget and propose a phasing plan.

architecture+ was subsequently selected to design and provide construction administration services for a new addition and the renovation of the existing building. The project phasing has allowed the College to keep classroom facilities in Wheeler Hall operational.

The 27,000 square foot addition project includes renovations to the adjoining 8,000 square feet of space and replacement of the existing roof and windows.

The addition will house laboratories for general chemistry, anatomy, biotechnology, microbiology, environmental technology, and analytical and organic chemistry.

The laboratories will provide state-of-the-art instructional equipment, lab furnishings, data connections, ventilation systems, and accessible lab stations. Each lab is designed for maximum flexibility to accommodate changing academic programs and to allow external observation of laboratory work, thereby generating interest in the various fields of study. The addition will also contain two classrooms to accommodate the College's need for an increased number of larger classroom spaces.

architecture+ also designed the complete rehabilitation of the remaining 50,000 square feet of space, which houses classrooms and general biology laboratories, as well as the replacement of the entire heating system and the introduction of an air conditioning system. This work will be completed by August 2012

This project has been designed with the goal of meeting the criteria for LEED certification.