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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
April 11, 2008

 
View of building site from the parking lot of the UMD building. Parking garage is in the foreground with the NCWCP just visible in the background
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View of building site from the parking lot of the UMD building. Parking garage is in the foreground with the NCWCP just visible in the background
 
 
 
Top level of parking garage
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Top level of parking garage
 
 
 
Putting final touches on the windows on the north (back) of the building
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Putting final touches on the windows on the north (back) of the building
 
 
 
East side of building showing back (north) wing in foreground and front (south) wing in background
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East side of building showing back (north) wing in foreground and front (south) wing in background
 
 
 
Front view with two story data center (red) to left and auditorium (gray) to right
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Front view with two story data center (red) to left and auditorium (gray) to right
 
 
 
View of back looking from west to east
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View of back looking from west to east
 
 
 
West end of building
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West end of building
 
 
 
Second floor future location of EMC
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Second floor future location of EMC
 
 
 
View taken from fifth floor looking east along sloping roof
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View taken from fifth floor looking east along sloping roof
 
 
 
View of atrium from fifth floor
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View of atrium from fifth floor
 
 
 
View of southeast area of 4th floor taken from fifth floor
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View of southeast area of 4th floor taken from fifth floor
 
 
 
View of atrium roof taken from roof of north (back) wing
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View of atrium roof taken from roof of north (back) wing
 
 
 
Penthouse (5th floor) viewed from roof of back wing
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Penthouse (5th floor) viewed from roof of back wing
 
 
 
View from roof of back wing showing sloping roofs of the front wing and the atrium
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View from roof of back wing showing sloping roofs of the front wing and the atrium
 
 
 
Another view of the atrium and front wing from the back wing roof
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Another view of the atrium and front wing from the back wing roof
 
 
 
Overhead view of windows being prepared for front of building
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Overhead view of windows being prepared for front of building
 
 
 
Cmdr. Mark Moran, Chief Science Officer, tries the NCEP Director Office on for size
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Cmdr. Mark Moran, Chief Science Officer, tries the NCEP Director Office on for size
 
 
 
View across atrium bridge towards fourth floor operations area for OPC and HPC
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View across atrium bridge towards fourth floor operations area for OPC and HPC
 
 
 
Back of NCEP Director's office. Overhang is where roof will drain with a waterfall effect
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Back of NCEP Director's office. Overhang is where roof will drain with a waterfall effect
 
 
 
Front exterior of NCWCP looking east from data center roof
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Front exterior of NCWCP looking east from data center roof
 
 
 
Front exterior of NCWCP looking west from data center roof
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Front exterior of NCWCP looking west from data center roof
 
 
 
Another view of the front looking east. The auditorium is to the right and the UMD building is in the background.
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Another view of the front looking east. The auditorium is to the right and the UMD building is in the background.
 
 
 
Windows awaiting installation for the building front.
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Windows awaiting installation for the building front.
 
 
 
Interior of auditorium looking at the stage area
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Interior of auditorium looking at the stage area
 
 
 
Interior of auditorium looking at audience area
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Interior of auditorium looking at audience area
 
 
 
View of NCWCP building site from River Road
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View of NCWCP building site from River Road
 
 
 
 

The NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, will be located on a new 50-acre section of the University of Maryland's M-Square Research and Technology Park. Opus East, L.L.C., of Rockville, Md., working with Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. as the lead design and interior architect, will design, construct and own the building and lease it to the GSA.

Opus arranged a long-term ground lease with the University of Maryland for the development. The 268,762 square-foot building will be the new home for NOAA.s Satellite and Information Service, Air Resources Laboratory and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

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