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Three Scott Brownrigg buildings approved for Oxford Science Park
Oxford City Council have approved plans for three new buildings on The Oxford Science Park designed by Scott Brownrigg, totalling over 400,000 ft2 and providing offi ce and laboratory facilities for leading science and technology companies. The offi ce and lab markets have been performing strongly over the last six months, said Scott Brownrigg, “highlighting the potential of science and tech for the UK economy,” however science companies’ expansion plans have reportedly been stalled as they wait for laboratory stock to become available. With demand for nearly 2 million square feet of space in Oxford and Cambridge, according to the latest research, the 86,000 ft2 Iversen Building, due for completion in summer 2023, helps address this need.
Plots 23-26 provide long-term capacity to help meet this demand through the creation of “exemplary additional offi ce and laboratory space over the next three years.” This additional capacity will “support the growth of existing occupiers, providing fl exibility, and enabling new companies to join the Park’s unique community.” The four-storey buildings “place wellbeing, biodiversity and sustainability at the heart of the design process, including walkable pedestrian areas and active frontages. Cafes and co-working spaces at ground level “defi ne a range of external working and amenity spaces.” The landscape design creates a “fully biodiverse habitat” featuring native species, while brown roofs are being included on each building. Careful modelling of each building’s orientation and facade ensures “excellent levels of internal natural light,” and passive design principles reduce cooling demand. Use of steel and cement based materials has been minimised and the design is highly adaptable, meaning areas are demountable to be redesigned for future re-use.
Use of stairs is promoted to encourage not only physical wellbeing but serendipitous interactions to benefi t in research and collaboration. Internal
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layouts support views out from permanent workspaces for occupant wellbeing. Rory Maw, CEO of The Oxford Science
Park, said: “With The Iversen Building due for completion this summer and plans for the Ellison Institute on Plot 18 submitted for approval, the Park is securing its position as the leading centre of innovation activity in Oxford.” Ed Hayden, director at Scott Brownrigg
commented: “This development will provide much needed high specifi cation wet lab space, securing the future of life science in Oxford. Congratulations to the entire team who worked seamlessly in a fully collaborative environment to achieve this design permission in record time.” The scheme is due to start onsite this summer, with the fi rst stage due for completion in 2024.
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