The NPS research and office building was designed to provide a highly collaborative environment for the researchers and support staff of this innovative pharmaceutical company. The 50,000 square feet of research space includes flexible, state-of-the-art laboratories for every research specialty required to discover and develop new drug compounds, including chemistry, pharmacology, and drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. The building also provides office space for the administrative and legal staff.
The three-story building is organized around a central two-story secured lobby. The lobby steps with the hillside from the public entrance on level one to the research staff entrance on level two. The second-level entrance lobby provides direct access to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and is flanked by the dining room and seminar room, creating an energized interaction hub for the building.
Research facilities in the Building include the following: Atrium lobby / pre-function space, Biology labs, Chemistry labs, Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Instrument Labs, and Mass spectometry suite.
Expanding Research Opportunities
The NPS building at 383 Colorow Drive was designed by FFKR Architects and completed in January of 2006. The building originally housed research laboratories on the first level, and office space on levels two and three. After the building was acquired by the University of Utah, FFKR was retained to assess the feasibility of constructing research laboratories in the second-level office space.
Lobby
The building is organized around a central two-story secured lobby. The lobby steps with the hillside from the public entrance on level one to the research staff entrance on level 2. The level 2 entrance lobby provides direct access to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and is flanked by the dining room and the seminar room creating an energized interaction hub for the building.
The Lab
The University of Utah acquired the building when NPS Pharmaceuticals moved out of state. FFKR was retained to convert the majority of level 2 to from office space into an additional floor of generic research laboratories. FFKR’s lab planning included focus on capturing the views afforded by the site.
Laboratory
Conference Room