You ever walk into a place that you frequent and immediately get the urge to move things around? The feeling comes out of nowhere, but once it is there it sticks and you question why you set up the room the current way in the first place when the ideas in your head seem to make so much more sense. It could be an office, living space, or even bedroom. It doesn't matter; it just does not feel right. No one knows why, but sometimes we just need to change things up. Add a little variation to the cyclical daily routine. However, it is not uncommon to move things around and then resolutely hate the new changes. Now you are stuck, devoid of energy, and frustrated with even the most minute details.
Now imagine the difficulty of renovation. Getting rid of stuff to make room is one thing, but adding stuff? The space just disappears. Renovations are difficult for any person, even with renovating something as mundane as a bedroom. However, a space filled with heavy and expensive equipment, such as laboratories, renovations can be an entirely different beast. There is no comical "Put it back where it was", or "A little more to the left, please". Once it is set, that machinery is incredibly difficult to move. Precision is key, hence why architectural design services are needed for many lab renovations.
By utilizing architectural professionals, businesses can save money by doing it the right way, first. That is what the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries seeks to do by soliciting proposals from qualified architectural firms to provide design specifications and assisting with the renovations to a bacterial lab within the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology. If interested in this opportunity, click on the link to learn more. The bid closes June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT.