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Cambridge ‘urban lab’ reuses retail space to put science on show


Images © Scott Brownrigg


Cambridge Combined Authority has approved plans for the redevelopment of 2-14 Fitzroy Street into the city’s fi rst ‘urban lab’ facility; part of a new network of spaces for the wider Oxford-Cambridge Arc science community. Designed by Scott Brownrigg for client developer Journey, a subsidiary of Brydell Partners, the proposal repurposes and extends a vacant two storey retail space into a “state-of-the-art life science facility and technology hub, helping to reanimate the high street by putting science on show,” said the architects. Located within the Kite Conservation


area, the proposal aims to “respect the privacy of neighbouring residential properties,” and create a visual result that is sympathetic to the historic setting. Approximately 28,000 ft2


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offi ce and laboratory space will be created thanks to a new, lightweight timber extension on the roof. Angled oriel windows on the rear facade will bring in natural light and improve the safety of the


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adjacent back street, without compromising the privacy of neighbouring properties. An existing roof terrace will be refurbished to provide tenants with a private outdoor space for year-round use. Much of the existing building’s structure and brick facade will be retained, with new elements introduced to “improve operational effi ciency, functionality, and


aesthetics,” said Scott Brownrigg. “Green features including a brown roof, green screen and increased planting on the roof terrace, together with swift boxes integrated into the design will improve biodiversity onsite,” added the architects. Car parking has been reduced to accessible spaces only and replaced with cycle spaces to encourage a more sustainable and healthy commute.


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