AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre is ‘a landscape of different situations’.
Herzog & de MeuronAs you approach The Discovery Centre in Cambridge, designed by Herzog & Meuron for pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, the building clearly stands out in its immediate surroundings. Relatively low, finely carved and elegant-looking, this new research and development hub, part of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus , is located in a part of town that is currently in intense development – the Cambridge Southern Fringe Area.
The Discovery Centre has been in the works since 2013, when British-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca commissioned the leading Swiss architecture studio for a hub that would consolidate its various research facilities and innovation labs. The building now includes these as well as offices, meeting spaces, a conference centre, an auditorium, a café and a restaurant.
The choice of materials clearly defines different areas in the building. There is natural stone for the entrances; rough sawn solid oak for the sculptural main stairs and the inner ring area; and carpet for the offices and other workspace floors. Ducts and services are hidden under the floor in most areas, but are exposed, hanging from the ceiling, in the laboratories, signifying the change in use. Smart ventilation recycles the air inside frequently and helps keep temperatures stable.
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