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Research facilities

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about research facilities

Project • By LIAG architectsOffices

Bioma, Wageningen University and Research

How do you design a building that meets the diverse needs of multiple research groups while offering every researcher a place to thrive? The new Bioma building on the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) campus does exactly that. This future-ready research facility not only supports scientific excellence but also places human well-being at its core. Its architecture encourages movement, informal interaction, and moments of calm throughout the day - fostering an active and healthy lifestyle for its users.A flexible framework for future scienceConceived as a multi-user facility, Bioma is built to adapt. The design accommodates the first generation of users while remaining open to the evolving needs of future research groups. A modular g... More

NewsNews • 10 Nov 2021

Zaha Hadid Architects completes new global headquarters for Infinitus China

Located on the site of a decommissioned airport, Infinitus Plaza is an office complex that includes herbal medicine research facilities, safety assessment labs and a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions. Liang Xue Zaha Hadid Architects arranged the eight storeys building around central atria and courtyards. A nod to the symbol for infinity “∞”. The anchoring voids, together with a variety of shared indoor and outdoor spaces, aim to build a strong sense of community by visually connecting the different floors together. Liang Xue Each atrium is covered with an ETFE membrane. A network of sprinklers spray collected rainwater onto the roof when the membrane’s exterior surface is heated to 35°C.... More

Project • By 10 DesignOffices

Pengcheng Laboratory Park Phase 1

International architecture practice 10 Design has been appointed to realise the design vision of the Shenzhen Government for phase one of the city’s forthcoming flagship scientific research facility, the Shenzhen Pengcheng laboratory. The practice won the project following a national public tender process held by the Shenzhen Government and Pengcheng Laboratory.   Phase one of the schemes’ wider masterplan will manifest in circa 436,500sqm of laboratory space incorporating a series of research spaces, with accompanying recreation, dining, sports and social facilities. 10 Design’s brief is to design a space which promotes social interaction between the researchers who will occupy the site. In order to do this, our pl... More

Project • By C.F. Møller ArchitectsUniversities

Maersk Tower extension of the Panum Complex, Unive

The extension of the Panum complex has been designed with the aim of creating the best possible environment for modern research and teaching. A parallel objective has been to create a building which will stand out as an identity-creating, sculptural linchpin for the entire Panum complex and the university's Nørre Campus (i.e. the North Campus) as a whole. The new complex is also intended to act as the generator of a positive urban development in its immediate neighbourhood and in relation to the entire city. At sixteen storeys tall, the Maersk Tower will provide the complex with a unifying and dynamic focal point in a clear and readable form. But just as a tree has its root network, the tower rests upon on a series of smaller buildi... More

Project • By GROHELaboratories

Neumayer Station

Research station in the Antarctica focuses on GROHE quality In the eternal ice of Antarctica where whales and penguins are at home and the temperatures in summer barely reach one degree over zero, an extraordinary launch was celebrated in February: The German polar research facility Neumayer-Station III of the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven could begin its work after almost ten years of planning and a 12-month construction phase. So that the research team, even under the most extreme conditions, do not have to forgo the sanitary comfort that they are used to in Germany the washbasins and showers in the research station have been fitted with GROHE products. Neumayer III is designed to be run... More