Teaching Animal Unit Dairy Facility

Overview

The new dairy facility supports the mission of the TAU by providing an updated design that enhances the hands-on experience of students in a live-animal commercial setting.

HH Architecture, Architect of Record, worked with Erdy McHenry, Design Architect, on the new dairy facility at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) on-site Teaching Animal Unit (TAU) is to be located at 318 Terry Curtin Drive on the Centennial Biomedical Campus (CBC). The scope includes demolishing and replace the existing milking parlor with a larger, modern facility on an adjacent portion of the site.

The new structure has a more efficient, modern layout, with all-weather observation and direct access to pastures, improved treatment stalls, and new equipment for milking, feed, water, and waste.

Size

10,835 SF

Year

2024

Award

AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award for Design Excellence, 2024

Internal Team

  • Emily Barry
  • Elizabeth Macias
  • Siler Ransmeier
  • Nicholas Zastrow

Project Team

Erdy Mchenry Architecture

Lynch Mykins

NV5

Salas O’Brien

Surface 678

5-G Consulting

Photos

Susan Holt