INTRODUCTION

A. TheArgument

AccordingtoSuzanneStephens1,thelabbuildingisnotthemostpropitious
placetolookforarchitecturethattransportsusbeyondthemundane.The
demandsoftheprogramforvarioustypesofresearchtoooftenmakethe
manipulationofspace,volume,andlightseembesidethepoint.Then,too,
clientsoftenconsidertheinspiringpotentialofarchitecturetheeasiestvalue
tobe"value-engineered"outoftheequationwhenbudgetsaresqueezed.
Thehistoryofsciencebuildingsclearlyshowsthattheroleofarchitecture
usuallyhasbeensupportingandrespondingtotheactivitiesthattakeplace
inasciencebuilding.Asuccessfulprojectisassumedtobetheonewhich
couldbestmeetthespecifiedprogrammaticdemandsofthehabitants.
Besidesthefactthatfunctionrulesindesigningasciencebuilding,sincethe
mostimportantcomponentsofthespacearelaboratoriesandmechanical
systeminaccordancetothem,buildingcodesandinfiniteregulationsare
anotherissuetoconfinethedesign.
Additionally,controversialresearchsubjectsdemandcertaintypesof
securityandsafetyandshouldnotbeconstructedinparticularareas.
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Thequestionis,consideringtheverydemandinglimitationsoftheprogram,
budget,regulationsandcodes,isthereanyroomformomentsof
inspirationalarchitectureindesigninglaboratoriesforthefuture?Can
architectsdoanythingbeyondprogram,structure,budget,andregulationin
thesciencebuildingofthefuture?Canarchitectsincorporatearchitectural
poetryintothis"functiondirected"buildingtypology?
Thisthesisinvestigatesthesciencebuildingtypologyoverhistoryandthe
waysitsarchitecturehasevolvedalongwiththechangesinscienceand
researchmethodologies.Sciencehasdevelopedfromhuman'sdesireto
answerquestionsabouttheworldaroundthem,whichcanaffectsociety
directlyand/orindirectly.Therefore,thisthesisexploresthepotentialsofthis
buildingtypologyforinfluencingthefutureofscientificinvestigationsand
theimportanceoftherolethatarchitectsareplaying.

B. Goals,Objectives,andMethodologies
Thisthesisistargetingthreemaingoals:
? Amplifyingexistingknowledge
? Identifyingthemeaningthatisattachedtothisbuildingtypeandpresentit
asacollectivevalue,alongwithintroducingsocialactivitiestothebuilding
program.
? Integrateconstructivecommunicationsbetweenscientistsandvisitors.

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? Generatingnewresearchdisciplinesintothebuildingprogram
Incorporatingavarietyofdisciplineswithinthesamespacewillresultin
cross-pollinatingbetweenthem.Buildingprogramamplifiesthisprocessby
providingsharedlearning,testing,andsupportspaces.
? Catalyzingthetranslationofresearchintopractice.
Conferenceroomsarelocatednexttotransparentworkroomsandamong
officeclustersalongwithregularmeetingsbetweenproducers,researches,
andcommunityrepresentativesinordertoupdateeachotherabout
resources,needs,anddemands.Acceleratetheprocessoftranslating
researchintopracticalapplicationbyjuxtapositioningtestlabsandworking
roomswithcommonspacesandconferencerooms.
Thedesignmethodologies,whichaddressthegoalslistedabove,include:
? Developingpermeabilityandconnectionbetweeninsideandoutside

alongwithaccentuatedentrancestoaninviting,openprovocativespacethat
maximizescommunication.Buildingpositionprovidesphysicalconnection
betweenallconstituencies.
? Introducingdisciplinessuchasart,humanity,andsociologyratherthan
isolatingscienceinordertoraisethesenseofconsciousnessaswellas
creatingapleasant,friendlyatmosphere.
? Providespaceforformalmeetingsbetweenresearchersandindustryin
ordertoupdateeachotheraboutthelatestdiscoveries,needs,and
demands.

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? Providespaceforinformalgatheringamongresearchersforaconsistent
flowoffeedbackandrevisions;alsoamongcommunityandresearchersto
encourageandmotivatenextgenerationofscientists.
? Encouragecasualconversationalopportunitiesinopenandpleasant
spaces.
? Identifytheoccupantsbyclarifyingthattheirreasonforbeinginthis
complexisthattheyarewillingtoshareandlearnbeyondtheirdisciplinary
boundaries.Thisidentitydistinguishesthemwithoutisolatingorseparating
themfromcommunity.
? Provokethesharingofknowledgebysharingfacilities,equipment,
resources,andspace.
? Investigatetheenduserneedsbeforedesignstartsandreflecttheir
thoughtsandconcernsintodesign.

C. HowdoesSciencework?
1. StructureofRevolutioninScience Scienceisacircleofcontinuoussystematicinquir
ng
knowledge.Thatsystematicstudyisbasedonpastattainments,whichsupply
abaseforfuturediscoveries.
Inresearchprocess,scientistsuseexperimentalmethodstoinvestigatea
hypothesis,whichcanleadtoanticipatedandunanticipateddiscoveries
withinandbeyondtheirdisciplinedomain.