University of Florida Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology
Advances in computing, communication, and cyber technologies are providing for unprecedented opportunities to impact society using data.
The University of Florida Malachowsky Hall Data Science and Information Technology building is an interdisciplinary hub focused on the development and application of computing, communication, and cyber technologies to a broad spectrum of areas including healthcare, pharmacology, security, technology development, and fundamental science. The co-location of research and educational activities from the colleges of engineering, medicine, pharmacy, and the informatics institute will facilitate the cross-disciplinary data science solutions to a vast array of challenges and opportunities. Professors and students in UF’s College of Pharmacy will have the world of artificial intelligence at their fingertips. The college has a significant footprint in the 263,000 SF building. The sixth floor belongs to the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety and the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research.
The UF Data Science Information Technology (DSIT) Center consists of two co-located, semiautonomous interconnected building wings. This seven-story, 263,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art building was constructed in the heart of the University of Florida main campus. across from the J. Wayne Reitz Union. The project includes over thirty purpose-built laboratories, office space and auditorium space as well as common areas, food service and loading dock area. Construction began in December 2020, but early Design Assist work for the panelized metal façade system began in August 2020. The project was “fast tracked” consisting of four total GMP phases: one for design assist, one for early site work, one for structural and one for the balance of all work.
The building boasts a concrete framed structure with a foundation consisting of over 400 auger cast piles approximately 50’ deep. The exterior envelope includes a curtainwall system but mainly consists of custom designed pre-manufactured metal panel units with integrated trapezoidal windows including electrochromic glass (a.k.a. smart glass that is electronically tintable). The interior includes high end finishes including terrazzo flooring, intricate millwork, and glass handrails.
“Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology will be a beautiful and visually interesting addition to campus,” said Julie Johnson, dean of the UF College of Pharmacy. “But more importantly, it will be a space where innovation and data-driven solutions are realized to improve health care.”
COMPANY
sectors
Architect
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Walker Architects
Client
University of Florida Board of Trustees
Location
Gainesville, FL
SF
263,000
Architect
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson / Walker Architects (JV)