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Torcon was General Contractor for the new Joint Health Sciences Center, the newest element of Camden’s ‘Eds and Meds’ corridor. The JHSC co-locates faculty and students from different academic disciplines to facilitate collaboration and joint research. The facility houses research laboratory spaces for Rutgers University–Camden and Rowan, simulation rooms for medical students at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, instructional space and additional simulation labs for Camden County College, and office space for the Rowan University/Rutgers–Camden Board of Governors.

The project includes a four story, 70,000 sq. ft. main building and an attached three story, 30,000 sq. ft. Annex Building. The facility is home to the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology at Rutgers University–Camden, an internationally respected center for research that bridges experimental and computational approaches in quantitative biology. The JHSC also houses research laboratory spaces for Rutgers University–Camden and Rowan, simulation rooms for medical students at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and instructional space and additional simulation labs for Camden County College. Office space is also provided, for faculty and grad students and for the Joint Board.

Communal multi-purpose rooms are located throughout the facility to encourage collaboration among students and between students and faculty. There is also a café, a successful aging program; and outpatient and inpatient training rooms.

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Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors

Joint Health Sciences Center

Torcon was General Contractor for the new Joint Health Sciences Center, the newest element of Camden’s ‘Eds and Meds’ corridor. The JHSC co-locates faculty and students from different academic disciplines to facilitate collaboration and joint research. The facility houses research laboratory spaces for Rutgers University–Camden and Rowan, simulation rooms for medical students at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, instructional space and additional simulation labs for Camden County College, and office space for the Rowan University/Rutgers–Camden Board of Governors.

The project includes a four story, 70,000 sq. ft. main building and an attached three story, 30,000 sq. ft. Annex Building. The facility is home to the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology at Rutgers University–Camden, an internationally respected center for research that bridges experimental and computational approaches in quantitative biology. The JHSC also houses research laboratory spaces for Rutgers University–Camden and Rowan, simulation rooms for medical students at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and instructional space and additional simulation labs for Camden County College. Office space is also provided, for faculty and grad students and for the Joint Board.

Communal multi-purpose rooms are located throughout the facility to encourage collaboration among students and between students and faculty. There is also a café, a successful aging program; and outpatient and inpatient training rooms.

Project Details

Client
Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors
Location
Camden, NJ
Architect
HOK Architects & Joseph McKernan Architects
Key Facts
100,000 sq. ft.
exterior to the Joint Health Sciences Center at night
exterior and entrance to Joint Health Sciences Center simulation rooms for medical students at the Joint Health Sciences Center Joint Health Sciences Center exterior, the newest element of Camden’s ‘Eds and Meds’ corridor
research laboratory spaces for Rutgers University–Camden and Rowan laboratory spaces & simulation rooms for medical students Torcon was General Contractor for the new Joint Health Sciences Center