Custom Components Company Completes SCRM Sanford Consortium Project – San Diego, CA

Custom Components Company recently completed a project in San Diego, CA, the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM).  The new $104 million project is a 144,000 sq. ft. facility and laboratory for stem cell research built adjacent to the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) campus in Torrey Pines, California. SCRM combines the intellectual resources of four of the world’s leading biomedical research institutions to pursue collaborative research projects that advance the search for breakthrough cures. The facility includes innovative architectural elements and mechanical systems that not only drive collaboration and scientific productivity, but also improve the building’s functional and operating economy.  The site totals 7.5 acres and is owned by the University of California and is designated for academic use by the University’s overall development plan.  The SCRM facility will achieve the principal functional purpose by incorporating design features such as horizontally and vertically open laboratories, and strategically placed informal and formal meeting and education spaces, all intended to maximize face-to-face interactions among SCRM resident and non-resident scientists.  Movable features on a traditional model add functionality to a building designed to serve more rapid team science in a field with constantly changing technologies. It also includes state-of-the-art cyber-linked education and conference facilities.

SCRM’s project team included the San Diego based architectural firm Lankford and Associates.  The general contractor was Hensel Phelps Construction Company. 

Custom Components Company supplied and installed custom design 700 Series railing, which incorporates ½” clear tempered glass, stainless steel components and extensive stainless steel cladding systems.