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UKSPA Directory 2017
Francis Crick
Institute – named
R&D Magazine’s 2017
Laboratory of the Year
HOK
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90 Whitfield Street
London
W1T 4EZ
C ontact detai l s
Adrian Gainer RIBA
ARB, Vice President, Head of
Science + Technology
T: 020 7898 5143
F: 020 7636 1987
E: [email protected]
www.hok.com
More and more research laboratories and
full research parks are being developed
by a host of entities, from for-profit
developers, economic development
corporations and government agencies,
to not-for-profits, business incubators,
and varied consortia of public-private
partnerships. For each, there are unique
issues related to building cost, financing,
construction schedule and occupancy
targets, along with appropriate levels
and costs of utilities and building
infrastructure, efficiency, and flexibility
– all for often-unidentified tenants.
Developing a world-class research park
plan involves a multi-layered series of
analysis and planning tasks that develop
data on both strategic/operational and
physical issues, the conclusions from
which form the basis of effective planning.
HOK’s experienced team of master
planners, architects and lab planners have
worked with the full range of these issues
and know what makes research parks and
speculative labs or incubator facilities
function most effectively. • C
areful early planning related to initial
building and site costs is important,
but so is the impact of design on long
term viability, attractiveness to specific
users, and the ability to quickly
customise interior solutions to meet
tenant demands
• Correct choices about what level of shell
and core infrastructure the “landlord”
will provide and what will be part of
tenant fit-up
• Smart, early decisions about many
building elements that are difficult and
costly to change or retrofit (loading
and vibration factors; mechanical
infrastructure; electrical backbone,
metering and capacities; emergency/
backup power; shared vs. tenant
supplied specialty spaces and support)
• Flexibility in layout and utilisation for
wet lab, dry lab, or office space
• Scheduling is key – as building
design, materials choices, fast-track
scheduling and construction techniques
can bring the building to market more
quickly – creating opportunities to
jump-start cash flow and attract
desirable tenants. ■
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