KEY INGREDIENTS

Creating a life science campus or facility with the flexibility and desirability to attract new talent over the coming years must be approached with a blend of both idealism and realism – and we will work with you to identify the perfect balance.

HOK’s experienced team of planners, designers, architects and laboratory planners understand the unique and subtle factors that makes commercial life sciences facilities function most effectively.

These include:

• Placemaking

• Stakeholders

• Flexibility

• Spaces for Multiple Tenants

• The Scientific Workplace

• Amenities

• Sustainability and WELL Design

The pages that follow give a an overview of these key ingredients along with some featured project examples that demonstrate them.

There are a lot of different ingredients of successful innovation centers, and many ways to define success, but one of the most critical considerations is to create spaces that encourage interaction with others. You need to build active zones into the design. Connections are opportunities, so long term you need to carefully think about design. Where do people meet? Where do they interact?