Stanford Astrophysics Building
Bottcher Lab Renovation
About the project
This design-build project involved the outfitting of two advanced lab spaces in Stanford’s Astrophysics Building, tailored to support the Bottcher Lab’s cutting-edge quantum research. The scope included installation of new fan coil units, VAV boxes, a fume hood, hydronic piping, and upgraded HEPA filtration. New lab fixtures—sinks, faucets, eyewash stations, lab outlets, and process cooling water filtration—were added to meet rigorous safety and operational standards.
Specialized gas systems were installed, including switchover manifolds and two-stage regulators, with piping for argon, nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, clean dry air, and more. Distech BMS controls were integrated for precise environmental management.
Supporting research at the frontier of quantum information and condensed matter physics, the lab was designed to accommodate experiments in circuit quantum electrodynamics (cQED), hybrid quantum circuits, and topological phases. The infrastructure enables the Bøttcher Lab to develop novel sensing tools and explore emergent quantum phenomena—making this space a launchpad for innovation in quantum materials.
