Smart Communities & Innovation Building

University of Alabama

Davis Architects was retained by the University of Alabama to complete the design for the Smart Communities and Innovation Building (SCIB). This project gutted a 1980’s era residential building and converted it into laboratory, exhibit, and office space for multiple tenants associated with transportation. The newly created Alabama Mobility and Power Center, which is a partnership between the University of Alabama, Alabama Power, and Mercedes-Benz UA International, serves as a research and development hub for creating new mobility and power technologies, developing charging infrastructure, and managing power delivery to support the usage of electric vehicles; this Center will be housed in SCIB and will bring together researchers from across the region to collaborate on technologies to support this growing industry. Spaces include a 4-vehicle research lab connection to a micro-grid, which includes a T4 generator to support research, plus flexible collaborative spaces and a gathering space that features a 40’x10’ video board showcasing AMP’s research.

At a glance

• Located in Tuscaloosa, AL

• 71,700 sf

• Completed 2024

Services

• Architecture

• Interior Design

• Furniture Package