The Sacramento Business Journal recognized the California State University, Sacramento Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex as the Best Real Estate Project of the Year in the Education category!
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Science & Technology
We share the dedication of those scientists and engineers who tackle the tough problems facing our world and take every opportunity to ensure that the laboratories that house future scientific and technological breakthroughs are designed with end-users in mind.
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Our Spaces
We design physically inviting and functional spaces for instruction, experimentation, testing, and fabrication that also meet the highest standards for sustainability.
Meet Our Leaders
We specialize in advanced, high-performance laboratories for collaborative research, teaching and development.
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Our designs open up opportunities for exchange, and create strong communities of science on their campuses.
In the News
Metal Construction News featured UC San Diego’s Tata Hall for the Sciences! With insulated glass panels, the aluminum and glass shading system creates a dynamic facade that varies in transparency depending on the angle. Check out the article on page 40.
In this article by Building Design + Construction, COworkers Andy Labov and Jennifer Swedell describe their experiences working with clients and researchers to deliver highly-customized labs. Over the years universities made their lab spaces as flexible as possible. Recently, customization has been making a comeback, partly out of necessity as research universities vie for top students and high-profile faculty. CO is among a handful of firms that caters to this trend.
The Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex at Sacramento State was recognized by the Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) for Overall Sustainable Design!
Learn how CO and Sundt Construction championed a successful and collaborative Design-Build process for the Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex at CSU-Sacramento. The method included open and transparent collaboration with the entire team and client stakeholders to achieve an inspiring state-of-the-art facility.
CO designed the Loyola Marymount University Life Sciences Building with a vegetated roof that rises from street level to the top of the three-story building and doubles as an outdoor laboratory for students to study stormwater retention and rainwater pollutants.
Education Snapshots featured CO’s design of Sacramento State’s new Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex. Promoting the idea of “science on display”, this facility offers students space to observe, collaborate and discover solutions to global challenges.