Omniplan is designing the fifth phase of the complex, the first building on the north side of the waterway. Phases 1–4, including two designed by Omniplan, are situated on the south side of the canal. The campus is divided by a landscaped channel running from east to west through the middle of the site. The North Campus at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is master-planned as an 11-phase, integrated, urban, biomedical research complex. In addition to the research facility, this project also encompasses underground and above-ground parking structures, a landscaped plaza, and expansion of the thermal energy plant. Then, once the school had identified its users, Omniplan was able to work directly with them to design an optimal interior, complete with a conference center and faculty and staff dining. First, Omniplan designed an enclosed structural shell for the 16-story structure, which could easily be finished out at a later date. Rather than designing and building out the space based largely on client speculation, which would likely have resulted in numerous change orders and cost overruns, Omniplan developed a plan to design and bid the project in two stages. However, certain variables made it difficult to identify which users would be occupying the space. Phase 4: Pickens Biomedical Research Center Īs the fourth installation in a six-part master plan for the north campus of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, a new biomedical research center had been planned for some time.

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