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| | At 238,000 square feet, on 7 levels, the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy is currently the largest building on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus. |
| | Status of rooms often change from year to year, but here is a current general picture.... | | - More than 200 various offices for Students, Post Docs, Research Staff, Administrative Staff and Faculty.
- 25 full-size working research labs.
- 4 lab suites converted to office space.
- 3 lab suites dedicated to data/computing services.
- New in 2011 - a 3,300 square feet hi-performace super-computing server room/data center.
- Teaching labs including General Physics at over 8,000 square feet
 and Advanced Physics at more than 4,500 square feet . - 9 classrooms, plus a 2,800 square feet, 324-seat auditorium.
- 8 conference rooms (plus a few research groups have their own small conference areas).
- A complete machine shop, a student machine shop, and a wood shop totaling 4,500 square feet.
- A 1,600 square foot library (plus a couple of smaller group library / reading rooms).
- 1,800 square feet of shipping and receiving space with a loading dock.
- A 2,500 square foot "high bay" with a 5-ton overhead crane.
- A "cleanroom suite" totaling 1,000 square feet.
- An observatory dome on the roof.
| | Common public areas include.... | | - 7 inside stairwells.
- 7 lobbies and lounges of various shapes and sizes totaling over 13,000 square feet.
- 2 passenger elevators and a 6-ton freight elevator.
- More than 31,000 square feet of corridor space.
- Last but not least......25 restrooms!
| | Uncommon non-public areas.... | | - At least 37,000 square feet of mechanical and utility space.
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| | The Bloomberg Center is located near the northwest corner of campus, at 3701 San Martin Drive, adjacent to the Space Telescope Science Institute (Muller Building). Click here for a .pdf map. |
| | Construction started: October 1987 Construction completed: April 1990 Architects: Ayres/Saint/Gross Project Architect: Frederick K. Read Construction Managers: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Project Manager: William Whiting Structural Engineers: Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: E. A. Mueller Associates, Inc. |
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