LAB/LSA was engaged by EPFL to provide a detailed planning, programming and conceptual design study for a new research building to be a center of Advanced Sciences and Shared Scientific Platforms that required highly stable laboratories. Involving workshops with over 15 PI Groups, the study included a conceptual building design that was used to establish […]
Lab Design
Thrive – An Exact Science Company
Thrive, an Exact Sciences Company, is focused on developing a blood test for cancer detection. For their 45,000 SF buildout in a new building in Cambridge, LAB LSA worked closely with our engineering team to develop a project that reflects the collaborative nature of the company and allows for growth within their laboratories. The labs […]
Constellation Pharmaceuticals
Located in the Alexandria Center for Life Science at the Arsenal on the Charles in Watertown MA, the Constellation Pharmaceutical project transforms a historic mill building into a high tech laboratory and office space for science including biology, chemistry and tissue culture. LAB LSA partnered with the Richmond Group to deliver a turn-key solution for […]
Chilling Out in the Lab
“Let’s meet in the Chill Center” is a frequent request we hear from one of our Cambridge-based R&D clients. The “Chill Center” is a 1,500sf somewhat nondescript, cafeteria area set in the middle of an open office environment near a lab zone. Furnished only with school cafeteria style tables, a kitchenette and a bank of vending machines (all items sold for 25 cents), the Chill Center is constantly buzzing with activity as scientists and engineers work out issues of R&D, often with unsolicited commentary from adjacent work cubicles. In our experience, it is one of the mostly highly collaborative and productive work environments out there.
Trending Upward: Physics Labs
Physicists are proud to call their field the “mother of the sciences,” and based upon our recent experience they have every right to boast. From medical device companies, laboratory equipment manufacturers, biotech startups to software development corporations, the role of physics has trended upward and is now a significant driver of laboratory design for many of our projects. This is an important new direction for lab design because the requirements for physical labs are fundamentally different from traditional life science spaces.
