San Antonio, Texas

Services: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

SF: 109,600 SF

The109,600 square footstate-of-the-artBarshop Instituteis known asone of the top institutions in thecountry for research on longevity and aging studies. Thesmall animal/rodent vivarium is acentralfeature of the facilitythatsupportsresearch in the four primary areas of aging studies. The vivariumconsistsof two suites: Non-ITP Barrier and ITP Barrier based on the requirements of the currentresearch studies. Holding rooms and procedure rooms of varying sizes designed for future flexibility arein each suite. This area also providesofficeand support spaces for staff. Research laboratories areplanned as open wet labs to promote collaboration amongresearchers.An open-air bridge above FloydCurl Drive connectsto the South Texas Research Facility.The Barshop Institute for Longevity & AgingStudieswasa collaborativedesign byAlamo Architects andTreanorHL.