Tour of the New PNI

The Psychology Wing of the New PNI

25 July 2012

The new Princeton Neuroscience Institute won't be ready until a year from now, but today I got a tour of the building and what will eventually be our lab space.

 View from the foot path on Washington Road

This was parking lot #20.  Now it's the construction entrance.

The guts of the building, exposed for now

The tunnel to CIL.  We're gonna need it because the new PNI will have no cafeteria.

The main stairway from "A Level" to the first floor (Level 1).  The building is on a hill, with a 30 foot elevation difference from the ground floor to the first floor.  The ground and first floors are both on the ground.

A future classroom?

A stairwell in a "light tunnel," lit only by ambient light and windows on the top floor

These stairs will be enclosed.

 Construction near the main entrance

Another light tunnel

Hallelujah!  The student office doors will have locks after all!

View from a student office on Level 1

Conference room and kitchen on Level 1, near our lab space

This might be the office associated with our lab.

The offices will have high ceilings.

This is the corner office, which is coveted or maligned, depending on point of view.  Less storage space, more light.  Covet.

The corner office has a view of the soccer field and what will be the parking lot.

The student offices on this side of the building face the soccer field and will get plenty of afternoon light.

This will be our lab.

There will be windows between the lab and the hallway in order to let outside light in.

Our lab space is next to a stairwell.

In another corner will be a small lounge.

 Unfinished southern view

This will be an animal room.  At the moment it looks like a monk's study.

 

The tunnel being backfilled

 View from the entrance, facing north

View of the entrance