Located in a former high school built in the 1920s and only blocks away from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, the UCSF MLK First Floor Laboratories are dedicated to pediatric disease research. The impetus for the state-of-the-art research lab was to support UCSF’s expansion efforts and to attract top talent. The project includes renovation of two wet laboratory suites, support space, and administrative offices. By salvaging and reinstalling original building elements the new design honors the building’s historic significance while breathing new life into this vibrant research facility.