New London Architecture

Cambridge Science Park Phase 1 Redevelopment

Under Construction

To reposition the park as a leading global technology hub, the Phase 1 redevelopment forms a series of new buildings developed on the southern fringes of the Park to attract S &T research clients.

Knowledge Networks: London and the Ox-Cam Arc

Knowledge Networks: London and the Ox-Cam Arc

The Cambridge Science Park is a world-leading Science Park and the oldest in the UK, set within a mature sylvan landscape.

With the objective to reposition the park as a leading global technology hub, the Phase 1 redevelopment forms a series of new buildings developed on the southern fringes of the Park to attract scientific and technology research clients. The new development is the result of a collaboration between Trinity College, founder of the Cambridge Science Park, and TusPark.

Sitting at the centre of the masterplan, the exceptional quality of the Phase 1 redevelopment acts as a catalyst for future development on the Park. The buildings
present an innovative understanding of high technology tenants’ increasing need for flexibility between laboratory and office space.

The Units 22, 25 and 26 have a shared landscaped podium over undercroft parking. All three buildings are three storeys high with incorporated plant at roof and undercroft levels. Unit 22 provides B1 office space of approximately 60,500 sq ft and Unit 25 of 40,000 sq ft laboratory space. Unit 25, known as the Bio Innovation Centre is a multi-occupier building, providing wet labs and offices for biotechnology and healthcare start-ups. Unit 26 provides B1 office space of approximately 60,500 sq ft designed to meet BREEAM Excellent standards.

The scheme incorporates a new entrance plaza, which forms a gateway into the park for sustainable transport.

The Bradfield Centre is a 48,000 sq ft development including a café, breakout areas, meeting rooms and social spaces aimed at attracting new incubation businesses.
Units 1–21 will deliver 210,000 sq ft of speculative office space across two buildings and include a decked multi storey car park and cycle store.

‘The design strategy behind the masterplan was to envisage a series of exceptional quality buildings to act as a catalyst for future development in the park. The group of buildings hold a common language of elegant simplicity in a beautifully landscaped public realm where vehicles are hidden for people to experience and collaborate in a relaxed setting. The architectural design picks up on the sylvan landscape context by assimilating a rhythm of vertical elements across the façades in different ways. This makes each building uniquely distinctive yet with a shared identity. This is typified with the new addition of Plots 1 and 2 joined together by a sweeping colonnade bringing a key statement to the entrance of the park. The buildings have been configured to maximise flexible work and research spaces. The Cambridge Bio innovation Centre with it’s Flex lab approach has multiple size and form possibilities to allow adaptability between labs and office to address developing trends of its tenants and will be inspirational for future science buildings.’
Ross McWatt, Associate, Scott Brownrigg

Project information

Status

Under Construction

Borough

* N/A Outside of London

Completion

April 2021


Location

The Bldg Centre, 26 Store St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BT, UK


Team Credits

Architect

Scott Brownrigg

Planning Consultant

Bidwells

Structural Engineer

MLM & Ramboll


Listed by

Bidwells

Last updated on

09/06/2020


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