A WORLD LEADING RESEARCH CENTRE...A WORLD LEADING RESEARCH CENTRE CLIENT BioMED Realty Trust, Inc /...
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Copyright © 1976-2015 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved Image © Gensler A WORLD LEADING RESEARCH CENTRE CLIENT BioMED Realty Trust, Inc / Illumina ARCHITECT Gensler PROJECT VALUE £62 million SERVICES PROVIDED BY BUROHAPPOLD Building services engineering (MEP), structural engineering, acoustic design, lighting design, sustainability, facade engineering, security and technology, bridges and civil structures, ground engineering Following a period of rapid growth, healthcare research product developers Illumina require new, high quality, flexible laboratory spaces that will form its new European Headquarters. Located in the Array Multiplex facility at Granta Park - the BioMED Reality complex that was built specifically for the life science industry - the laboratories will facilitate the constantly changing requirements involved in operating a cutting edge research environment. The nature of Illumina’s work means that they need to have the versatility to support a fast moving research programme, while also providing spaces suitable for training staff and customers to use the complex equipment manufactured by the company. The new laboratories will be open and accessible to allow for group working while also being adaptable for the future, where the products will have different requirements. A key part of BuroHappold Engineering’s brief was to build in flexibility. During the course of the project to date the number of occupants have increased from 525 to 700, while the laboratory facilities have continually shifted to allow for developments in instrumentation, reflecting the client’s need to accommodate an ever-changing environment. With this in mind, the BuroHappold team carried out studies to determine if the building could withstand significant design changes, for example, a shift in laboratory planning to provide floors that are 100% dedicated to laboratory space, where originally only 60% was planned. Our analysis demonstrated that these changes can be incorporated to provide Illumina with the opportunity to establish a floor plan that adapts to their changing needs. ARRAY MULTIPLEX GRANTA PARK, CAMBRIDGE, UK
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Copyright © 1976-2015 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved
Image © Gensler
A W O R L D L E A D I N G R E S E A R C H C E N T R E
CLIEN T BioMED Realty Trust, Inc / Illumina
ARCHI T EC T Gensler
PROJEC T VALUE £62 million
SERV ICES PROV IDED BY BURO HAPPO LD Building services engineering (MEP), structural engineering, acoustic design, lighting design, sustainability, facade engineering, security and technology, bridges and civil structures, ground engineering
Following a period of rapid growth, healthcare research product developers Illumina require new, high quality, flexible laboratory spaces that will form its new European Headquarters. Located in the Array Multiplex facility at Granta Park - the BioMED Reality complex that was built specifically for the life science industry - the laboratories will facilitate the constantly changing requirements involved in operating a cutting edge research environment. The nature of Illumina’s work means that they need to have the versatility to support a fast moving research programme, while also providing spaces suitable for training staff and customers to use the complex equipment manufactured by the company. The new laboratories will be open and accessible to allow for group working while also being adaptable for the future, where the products will have different requirements.
A key part of BuroHappold Engineering’s brief was to build in flexibility. During the course of the project to date the number of occupants have increased from 525 to 700, while the laboratory facilities have continually shifted to allow for developments in instrumentation, reflecting the client’s need to accommodate an ever-changing environment. With this in mind, the BuroHappold team carried out studies to determine if the building could withstand significant design changes, for example, a shift in laboratory planning to provide floors that are 100% dedicated to laboratory space, where originally only 60% was planned. Our analysis demonstrated that these changes can be incorporated to provide Illumina with the opportunity to establish a floor plan that adapts to their changing needs.
ARRAY MULTIPLEX GRANTA PARK, CAMBRIDGE, UK
Copyright © 1976-2015 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved
Images © Gensler
To ensure the services strategy achieves the flexibility needed in the space, our team are incorporating a robust services infrastructure consisting of ventilation systems, essential and non-essential power and a selection of piped gasses. The services infrastructure is combined with a structural design that features practical floor loading and vibration criteria to support the need for a flexible space. We worked closely with the client to fully understand their needs, developing solutions to allow infrastructure for equipment that is rarely used to be put in place by their team when needed, rather than being permanently installed. Primary services are configured so that the majority of layout changes only require modifications to local ductwork and the adaptation of flexible pipework and cabling. The BuroHappold team also had to address the very high heat gains and humidity caused by large pieces of commercial equipment when designing the services strategy for the laboratories.
The design for the new laboratories successfully combines the need for highly technical scientific research facilities with a building that encourages collaborative working and learning. Set to provide world class facilities for an industry leading organisation that delivers life saving products, the building will enable continued growth within a space that is designed for the future.
