THE PROJECT

Project Highlights
  • High tech laboratories
  • Vibration control and long span
  • Two-story, 40,000 SF steel framed building

Calyxt Headquarters and Laboratory unites agriculture and technology and was built to suit the needs of the growing biotechnology company. The two-story, 40,000-square-foot steel framed building houses high-tech laboratories, offices and a demonstration kitchen, and is nestled among active greenhouses and test-plots on the 11-acre site.

OUR IMPACT

MINIMIZED

vibration

EARLY DRAWING PACKAGES

expedited fabrication and shop drawings

ECONOMICAL

structural system
Service Provided
  • Structural engineering

OUR SOLUTIONS

Cantilevered framing and long span structural steel allow for a large, open atrium and outdoor patio, highlighting views of the fields from the exhibition spaces. Composite concrete on metal deck, metal roof deck, steel framing and conventional concrete spread footings were utilized for economy in material and construction time yet were designed to minimize vibration and ensure a workplace where innovation can thrive. Early in the project, MBJ performed framing studies to provide the most economical framing system and layout that would achieve both the architectural design intent and the needs of the client. The goal was to balance choosing a system with lower cost and material availability, yet one that would also minimize deflections and vibrations for both the people inside and the equipment. During the design phase, MBJ participated in frequent coordination meetings with the owner, architect, and Mechanical to ensure that all systems were coordinated and meeting client expectations. To keep the project on budget and schedule, our team issued an early drawing package that included the foundations and all primary steel in order to expedite fabrication and shop drawings.

Location:

Roseville, MN

Completed:

2019

Owner:

Calyxt

Architect:

Alliiance

Contractor:

J.E. Dunn

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