Front entrance to Malachowsky Hall For Data Science & Information Technology Building at the University of Florida
Trapezoidal electrochromic windows provide glare control in conference room.
Open-office cubicles offer students and faculty work stations.
Open-office cubicles offer students and faculty work stations.
Exterior photo of Malachowsky Hall For Data Science & Information Technology Building at the University of Florida
Owner
University of Florida
Architect
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Walker Architects
Product
SageGlass Classic
Project Size
12,400 ft² / 1,152 m²
Completed
2023

The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology Building adds a stunning display of architectural detail to the University of Florida campus. The seven-story, 263,000 square-foot building will provide a high-tech space for transformative AI research and application to areas including healthcare and pharmacology.   

When campus planners and project architects, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Walker Architects, began the design process, they envisioned an innovative, multi-functional facility that would provide a collaborative hub for students and faculty while leveraging advanced technologies to maximize building performance and occupant comfort.  The building’s signature exterior features a textured façade, which protrudes and folds, as well as distinctive trapezoidal electrochromic windows.

  • Trapezoidal smart windows throughout the building allow natural daylighting while blocking direct glare in classrooms and research labs
     
  • Cast vinyl bird-friendly markers were applied to the glass to provide a bird-friendly solution
     
  • In addition to allowing ample daylight, smart windows will allow unobstructed views – no blinds or shades - of the adjacent campus green 
     
  • Electrochromic glass will reduce heat gain and energy loads, helping the building meet sustainability goals with the building intended for LEED Platinum certification