Morgridge Hall
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Location

Madison, Wisconsin

Owner

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Collaborators +

Project Size

327,000 square feet

Project Status

Completed

Certifications

Certified LEED New Construction Platinum

Services

Architecture, Interior Design, Planning

Morgridge Hall serves as a lighthouse for innovation at the intersection of technology and humanity. In addition to housing the College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence departments of Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School, Morgridge Hall is home to the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, the Data Science Institute, the internationally recognized Center for High Throughput Computing, and the N+1 Institute. The project enables diverse stakeholders to collaborate, teach, and discover. It serves as a destination for industry partnerships, fosters K-12 outreach, and expands programmatic and research relationships on campus and beyond.

The architecture is organized to enable three key ecosystems to flourish together: a Research Ecosystem, a Learning Ecosystem, and a Student Ecosystem. A daylit, flexible community space named “The Heart,” vertically connected across all levels, fills the center of the building and creates visual and physical connections. The Heart is punctuated by collaboration spaces and specialty research hubs that promote interaction and innovation while showcasing discoveries occurring each day. Human comfort and inspiration form the foundation of a biophilic design approach that incorporates Wisconsin imagery and a mix of interior and exterior landscaping across every level. The design facilitates intellectual collisions across departments and campus, between faculty and students, and across institutional boundaries that advance the project’s mission.