By November 1957 the building at ANU was ready for occupation and each department moved into its allotted space. I had designed laboratories on the top floor with low benches, for ‘sit-down’ virologists, the middle (ground) floor with higher ‘stand-up’ benches for biochemical microbiologists, and the western end the lowest floor as a Wash-up and Media Preparation Facility for all departments in the School. Initially there was so much space that Bill Joklik occupied three labs on the ground floor.

A stone matching the Foundation Stone occupies a space on the right hand side of entrance; it commemorates the official opening of the building by then Chancellor Sir Howard Florey, in the presence of Prime Minister Robert Menzies, on 27 March 1958.