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 Virtual Tour Click on a picture to view an enlarged image. Exterior Situated on a 10-acre campus in the heart of Kansas City, the Stowers Institute for Medical Research seeks to become one of the word's most innovative biomedical research institutions. The Stowers Institute for Medical Research totals over 600,000 square feet with a construction and equipment cost of more than $300 million. The campus houses laboratories, research support facilities and administration offices. The entrance to the Institute off East 50th Street features an entry circle and courtyard with semi-circular roof. A fountain and 31-foot sculpture of a DNA helix, entitled Hope for Life®, complete the Institute's impressive entrance. The Institute's west-campus water garden features a series of connecting geyser fountains, waterfalls, pools and ponds interspersed with a gazebo, walking paths and bridges. The one-and-a-half block long water wall along the north side of the Institute cascades on two levels for a nearly 30-foot drop to the street level below.
Interior The Library, located in the science building, is designed to integrate quiet spaces for reading with interactive areas for larger group discussions. Above the fireplace are glass panels inscribed with the words Hope for Life® — the Institute's slogan — in 24 languages. The 200-seat, acoustically advanced lecture Auditorium contains state-of-the-art audio visual equipment. Scientific symposia featuring local and national speakers are hosted routinely in the Auditorium. Openness of interior spaces, upscale materials such as limestone and slate flooring, artistic glass, and exotic woods such as anigre and makore, were used throughout the complex. The Gallery area is a site for gatherings or solitary reflection.
Scientific Suites The Research Facility houses state-of-the-art laboratories that make up the heart of the Institute. Adaptable general laboratories that accommodate a variety of research activities are located at the perimeter of the floor, with the lab technician workstations next to the windows. Each lab features wood casework, countertops, fume hoods, lockers, glassware cabinets, ergonomic lighting, utilities (natural gas, compressed air, vacuum, water, powers and data) and a safety wall that houses first aid, fire extinguisher, telephone and alarms in an easily accessible central location. Each floor of the science buildings can accommodate six to eight investigators and their research teams in modular office, lab and lab support spaces. Office suites are located at the corners of the floor, adjacent to the labs, and include office, library, conference and break rooms. A typical independent scientist's suite includes a library encircled by a coffee room, computer room, administrative support space, scientist's office, conference room and adjacent laboratory. Lab spaces are connected by interior doors, making it easy for researchers to brainstorm and discuss their work with colleagues in other labs.
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