San Diego, CA

Perkins&Will, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc

• Custom Sigma Carts™
• Pro Series Fume Hoods
• Painted Steel Casework
• Mobile Tables
• Overhead Ceiling Panels

Winner of the 2024 Lab Design Excellence Award for Special Merit: Design Excellence

Franklin Antonio Hall at The University of California San Diego campus’ design is focused around “collaboratories” – a collaboration space meets laboratory space.

The mock-up process was a crucial element of perfecting the 367 custom pre-wired and pre-plumbed Sigma Carts™ for UCSD Franklin Antonio. The result was a flexible, mobile system that would accommodate the various needs of the users.

As part of its annual Design Excellence Awards, Lab Design News honors achievements in research laboratory design, planning, and construction. A panel of industry leaders—consisting of laboratory architects, engineers, construction professionals, and editorial staff from Lab Design—analyzes each entry for its approach to lab design.