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Designing for the future
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Introduction ― 4 Selected Projects ― 10
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We know what it means to take pride in your work Skillful, deliberate delivery of high quality design and innovation can help companies flourish in their research spaces, and retain key talent. We've been designing buildings in which the world's most successful companies have called home.
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Our Science and Technology practice
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precision and automation in
the ability to include building
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construction—we aim to break
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users to design facilities that inspire innovation, accelerate discovery, and enhance energy performance.
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Our architects, lab planners, and interior designers share knowledge and expertise across the firm so we can create innovative spaces that fit each of our client's unique needs.
Translational Research
Flexible Efficiency
Evolving Technology
In order to respond to
Technology and information
Building design can be the
the remarkable pace of
systems are integral to
technological, medical and
sophisticated research. A strong
scientific change, research
technological infrastructure
facilities should have extremely
must support computational
flexible physical organization—
research, bio-informatics, core
allowing for future changes
laboratories and imaging
in programs, technology,
equipment. Planning must
equipment, systems, laboratory
ensure the integration of
configuration, bench
current and future technologies
arrangement and research
seamlessly linking the
teams, as well as allocations of
laboratory, the office, the
wet and dry research space.
interaction, the academic and
functional and experiential bridge between scientific and clinical communities— accelerating the evolution of scientific discovery into clinical applications and of clinical observations into further research exploration. The continuum of physician, scientist and patient can be facilitated by strong campus connections,
the clinical environments.
meaningful interaction spaces and places that foster interdisciplinary dialogue.
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Meaningful Interaction
Research Neighborhoods
Dynamic Adaptability
Planning and design should
Defined research
A wide range of space planning
support interdisciplinary, team-
neighborhoods link office,
strategies and room prototypes
based research—encouraging
laboratory and shared
should be explored to support
collaboration and stimulating
facilities—while still maximizing
current and future needs. Fixed
intellectual exchange through
flexibility and optimizing lab
walls or furniture should be
spontaneous interactions and
modularity. This approach
minimized to allow adaptation
adjacencies. Public spaces
balances research efficiency
for just-in-time response to
that foster a sense of place
with a strong sense of research
changing needs. The building
for the research community,
community—bringing together
structure should be imagined as
engaging interior and exterior
scientists in a true sense of place
a “dance floor” or “smart frame”
social spaces, and celebrated
and shared enterprise. Research
to serve a myriad of needs
vertical circulation—as
neighborhoods can join multiple
over the life of the building.
well as shared computer,
floors, integrate wet and dry
Learning spaces, research
equipment, education and
investigators or simply interlock
spaces and incubator spaces
lounge facilities—all support
lab, lab support, workstation
should be based on a consistent
meaningful interaction at
and office.
module that is transferable from
multiple scales.
floor to floor.
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Selected Projects Environments that inspire innovation, connect research, and accelerate discovery.
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Center for Novel Therapeutics La Jolla, California Client: Biomed Realty Trust, Inc. Size: 150,000 square feet Completion Date: 2019
The University of California, San Diego is one of the top 15 research universities in the world. Situated on the Western edge of the University's Science Research Park, the new Center for Novel Therapeutics seeks to support the successful formation, funding, and growth of private biotech companies, particularly start-ups.
― WHAT IT IS
A new facility for start-ups engaged in research and development of therapeutics, diagnostics, and interventions.
Center for Novel Therapeutics
Located at the heart of the building, an enclosed atrium greets visitors to the park and serves as a central collaboration space with views through the labs to the outdoors.
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
This is an environment where intellectual collisions happen between the private researchers and the surrounding University researchers, accelerating results by cross-polinating people and ideas. 15
Illumina Foster City Foster City, California Client: BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. Size: 360,000 square feet Completion Date: 2017 Sustainability: LEED Silver ®
― WHAT IT IS
A collaborative new workplace to complement Illumina's start-up mind-set.
Illumina is a meeting-intensive company, so conference room space was a huge priority. Each building has themed conference rooms that include warm-up or cool-down spaces outside of meeting rooms for groups to use before and after meetings. The meeting rooms have a curved design to symbolize the company’s work with DNA and organic materials.
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Illumina Foster City
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A global genomics leader, Illumina provides comprehensive next generation sequencing solutions to the research, clinical, and applied markets. Illumina technology is responsible for generating a large majority of the world's sequencing data.
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The campus focuses on synergistic work and lab spaces- a feature many traditional life science buildings do not have. 19
EmeryStation West Emeryville, California Client: Wareham Development
EmeryStation West is a core and shell project consisting of
Size: 336,000 square feet
336,661 gross square feet of office, laboratory, clinic spaces,
Completion Date: 2018
and a 700 car parking structure. The base of the project will serve as an intermodal transportation center for Emeryville which will link local bus routes with regional train service and parking. The curvilinear design was inspired by the form of movement, wind, transportation elements and as a response the block forms of previous buildings to appear more graceful. The lobby was inspired by the clients’ desire to achieve simple elegance with natural reclaimed materials and landscape elements. Design elements that support active waiting— mobile computing and access to wireless internet—also figure prominently into the lobby. This project is Wareham Development’s first high-rise structure and is a prominent addition to their campus and the City of Emeryville.
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EmeryStation West
Sculptures and murals were commissioned to reflect the history of Emeryville and the important work of all our tenants at the EmeryStation campus.
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Confidential Lab & Life Sciences Project East Bay Area, California Client: Confidential ― Size: 360,00 square feet ― Completion Date: Ongoing
― WHAT IT IS
A speculative 360,000 square foot life sciences building designed for lab planning and support, as well as office workplace environments with amenities.
Perkins and Will completed a site capacity analysis, master plan, and Concept Design for a 4-acre Bay Area life sciences development. The resulting facility is a 360,000+ square foot life sciences building designed for a single or multiple tenant use. Various laboratory test fits were executed to validating program compatibility based on lab planning modules, lab to lab support, and office workplace scenarios. An independent parking structure addresses parking needs in addition to that provided in the lower level of the science building (570 spaces total). Schematic Design is slated to begin mid-2020. This concept features terraced view levels surrounding the focal courtyard with sightlines to the feature court as well as out to the street corridor to the south. The court terraces act as extensions of the buildings common spaces and can potentially be used by multiple tenants—thus enhancing the workplace community. The massing consists of two interlocking forms that contrast materially to create a sculptural play between solid and transparent. 22
Confidential Lab & Life Sciences Project
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The Atrium Seattle, Washington Client: Alexandria Real Estate, Inc. Size: 216,000 square feet Completion Date: 2019 Sustainability: LEED Gold® Certified
The material and color choices reflect the industrial maritime character of the lake front with the use of darker, ipe wood, steel and concrete.
― WHAT IT IS
A flexible lab and office facility for some of today's leading biotech companies.
The Atrium
"I have to say [The Atrium] is shaping up to be one of the most attractive architectural buildings in Seattle, and perhaps on the west coast. I am so impressed how it is coming together. The scale, architecture and materials are simply outstanding." —RIC ANDERSON, WASHINGTON HOLDINGS
The central atrium space features motorized windows, and expansive skylight, and vertical glazing systems.
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Alpine Immune Sciences Headquarters Seattle, Washington Client: Alpine Immune Sciences Size: 22,000 square feet Completion Date: 2020
― WHAT IT IS
Public spaces for collaboration become the front door for this company.
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The new headquarters offers an inspiring lab and office workspace for the first company to design an FDA approved cancer immunotherapy treatment.
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Alpine Immune Sciences Headquarters
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Inspired by the topography of Seattle's surrounding mountains the design concept of the “crevasse” is portrayed through the geometry of the ceiling details and floor patterns. 31
Sana Bio Tenant Improvement Seattle, Washington Client: Sana Bio Size: 18,000 square feet Completion Date: 2019
― WHAT IT IS
A flexible workplace that offers choices for different types of work.
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Sana Bio Tenant Improvement
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Research is on display through the use of transparent glazing.
School of Medicine, South Lake Union Seattle, Washington Client: University of Washington Size: 1.4 million square feet Completion Date: Ongoing Awards: One of the Top Projects in the Northwest, Real Estate and Construction Review, 2006 Project of the Month, AIA Seattle, 2009 Award of Honor, AIA Washington Council Civic Design Awards, 2009 Award of Merit, AIA Northwest and Pacific Region, 2011 Award of Merit, ASLA, 2012 P3 Innovation Project Award, National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2014
The School of Medicine Campus involves seven buildings constructed over five phases, resulting in an environment where researchers, patients, students, and the community want to be.
― WHAT IT IS
An academic research facility that brings research and clinical care into one urban campus.
School of Medicine South Lake Union
We have been working with closely with the University from the beginning, starting with the master plan in 2003 to the programming and design of each phased building. With a focus on communication, interaction, and education we designed a campus that welcomes the community to engage with university and that encourages cross collaboration between researchers.
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The buildings are organized around a central courtyard that creates strong pedestrian and functional connections.
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Center for Urban Waters Tacoma, Washington Client: City of Tacoma Size: 51,000 square feet Completion Date: 2010 Sustainability: LEED Platinum® Certified Awards: Green Roof and Wall Award of Excellence, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, 2012 Project of the Month, AIA Seattle, 2012 Award of Excellence Finalist, Urban Land Institute, 2011
― WHAT IT IS
A shared research facility for City of Tacoma, University of Washington Tacoma, and Puget Sound Partners.
Public Project of the Year, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, 2011 Civic Design Merit Award, AIA Washington Council, 2008 What Makes it Green Award, AIA Seattle, 2008
We designed the Center for Urban Waters to be a beacon on the water, an icon that can be seen from the downtown core, and an example of using building and site sustainable strategies for all future projects in the City.
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1100 Eastlake Tenant Improvement Seattle, Washington Client: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Size: 177,000 square feet Completion Date: 2012 Awards: Visionary Award in Energy, Seattle 2030 District, 2014 Technology and Life Sciences Development of the Year, NAIOP Washington, 2012
― WHAT IT IS
A creative consolidation of the diverse research programs on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus.
A user-driven lab design incorporates large, shared open laboratories surrounded by dedicated lab support functions in collaborative zones.
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Corporate Headquarters Seattle, Washington Client: Institute for Systems Biology Size: 120,000 square feet Completion Date: 2011 Sustainability: LEED Platinum® (CI) Awards: INmass Design Award, IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter, 2011 BIM TAP Honorable Mention in esign Innovation, AIA National, 2012
― WHAT IT IS
A research institute dedicated to the integration of technology, computation, biology, and medicine.
The first floor houses a large seminar space and adjacent cafe/ meeting area, while the above floors house several labs, lab support spaces, core facilities and office. The institute shares space with a variety of startups in an open and collaborative lab environment.
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i3 Campus San Diego, California Client: BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. Size: 600,000 square feet Completion Date: 2017 Sustainability: LEED Platinum® (core+shell), LEED Gold® (interiors) Awards: Meets the 2030 Challenge Honor Award, AIA San Diego, 2019 Award of Merit, The Structural Engineers Association of California, 2017 Judges Award, American Concrete Institute, 2016
The campus provides 100 percent wireless access to support Illumina's 'work anywhere' concept. The design offers a variety of unique spaces offering choice and flexibility to suit individual working styles and preferences.
― WHAT IT IS
i3 is a new life sciences campus in the University Towne Centre area of San Diego, developed as a destination for life science innovation.
Three buildings form a large outdoor courtyard that is interconnected to create a workplay experience unlike any other research park environment.
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i3 Campus
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
By inverting the traditional planning approach of suburban research parks, the i3 project was created to be an icon, innovative, and inspired environment. 49
Office, Conference Room, Lab Warehouse and Manufacturing Facility Renovation Seattle, Washington Client: Just Biotherapeutics Size: 32,800 square feet Completion Date: 2016
― WHAT IT IS
A new headquarters and pilot manufacturing facility designed to align Just Bio's labs and workplace environment with a culture centered on fairness and equality.
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Office and Lab Tenant Improvement Seattle, Washington Client: Omeros Size: 77,000 square feet Completion Date: 2012 Awards: Technology/Life Sciences Development of the Year Award, NAIOP Washington, 2013
To create a collaborative environment, we designed the open and private offices, meeting rooms, and common spaces to wrap around the lab spaces to create a conducive and collaborative environment for this clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
― WHAT IT IS
Existing office space was converted into a state-of-theart research and development facility and corporate headquarters for Omeros.
Allen Institute for Brain Science Seattle, Washington Client: Vulcan, Inc. Size: 270,000 square feet Completion Date: 2015 Sustainability: LEED Gold® Awards: Lab of the Year, High Honors, R&D Magazine, 2017 Best of the Best Higher Education and Research, ENR, 2016
The driving concept for the Allen Institute was to design from the inside out. The building is a reflection of the Institute’s guiding principles—team science, big science, and open science.
― WHAT IT IS
A unified research lab that is flexible, encourages collaboration, and breaks down barriers.
"I have never seen or been in a building that matches its functionality (and aesthetics). One sees conversations throughout the building, all of the time, we meet colleagues in the central stairwell and make connections that we had not anticipated, and the spaces work to support both personal and work interactions in indescribable ways. — RICK HORWITZ, ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE
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Allen Institute for Brain Science
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
We broke the rules of conventional lab organization by arranging functional spaces around a central 6-story atrium to maximize connectivity on a preserved, historic site.
Franklin Antonio Hall La Jolla, California Client: University of California, San Diego Size: 189,000 square feet Completion Date: est. 2022 Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold®
Thirteen large research facilities called "collaboratories" will make up the heart of Franklin Antonio Hall. Each collaboratory will house a collection of professor-led research groups from different but related disciplines. Together, these complementary research teams will pursue grand-challenge research in areas.
― WHAT IT IS
A place where students, professors, and industry leaders can exchange ideas and develop solutions to some of today's biggest challenges.
APEX San Diego, California Client: BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. Size: 172,000 square feet Completion Date: est. 2021
― WHAT IT IS
A speculative high-tech innovative scientific research building perched on the edge of a canyon.
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Operable facades and outdoor terraces physically extend amenities and workspaces out towards the mesa.
An assortment of amenities support the physical, mental, and emotional health of building users. This includes a fitness center, outdoor walking area, activity lawn, volleyball court and a game area for horseshoe and corn-hole.
Shyh Wang Hall Berkeley, California Client: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ― Size: 149,000 square feet ― Completion Date: 2015 ― Sustainability: LEED Gold®
― WHAT IT IS
This facility promotes computational science and engineering activities between the University of California, Berkeley campus and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
This facility enables the advancement of high performance computing; and collocates computer scientists, mathematicians, computational scientists, and theoreticians into the same facility. Named after Shyh Wang, a UC Berkeley professor who did pioneering work in semiconductor research, Wang Hall houses one of the world’s leading supercomputer centers and serves scientists in the U.S. and abroad. The project is configured as two architecturally interconnected buildings: the supercomputer equipment floor and the office tower. The equipment space’s contiguous floor is largely column-free in order to maximize flexibility in configuring future supercomputer arrays. The two office floors above provide a variety of general office, computer configuration and support, software support, videoconferencing, meeting, and visualization spaces. Fixed building areas and large, open laboratories are configured for flexibility to support the inevitable reconfiguration encountered in research facilities over their lives.
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Shyh Wang Hall
Clockwise from Top Left: Data Center; Classroom; Building exterior at sunset
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