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Bora Architects and partner Ennead Architects, based in New York City, will team up to design the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impacts at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

The facility will include 150,000 square feet of research space and a pedestrian bridge crossing Franklin Boulevard. Bora and Ennead will first tackle the development’s $200 million first phase.

鈥淚t’s definitely a big deal,鈥� Bora Architects principal John O’Toole said. 鈥淲e only have one office in Portland. We are excited about doing project like this in Oregon.鈥�

The company had designed a similar facility at Stanford University, O’Toole said. Bora and Ennead became familiar with each other, he added, when they were working on different projects at the school.

鈥淚t’s a chance to create a new kind of facility,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t is the kind of project that we like to do.鈥�

The Phil and Penny Knight Campus also is a project that Bora needed help with. That is when Ennead came into the picture.

鈥淚t’s not an uncommon thing to team up,鈥� O’Toole said. 鈥淐ompanies often partner with a firm locally.鈥�

Bora Architects will be the architect of record and oversee the project. Ennead Architects will be the design architect and handle much of the early stage duties.

鈥淲e will manage the project,鈥� O’Toole said. 鈥�(Ennead architects) actually have a deeper r茅sum茅 with premier universities. They will be responsible for shaping the project.鈥�

The facility’s focus will be helping fast-track scientific discoveries and new innovations. The new space will give the university the ability to accelerate its scientific work. Direct construction of the center is expected to provide a nearly $100 boost in economic activity. When it’s up and running, stakeholders believe the facility will drive more than $80 million of activity annually.