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Purpose-built laboratory building in North Cambridge, has reached practical completion.

Situated between the world-renowned Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge Business Park, and St John’s Innovation Park, Merlin Place will boast six storeys of containment level 2 (CL2) wet labs, dry labs, computational space, meeting rooms, and office space, alongside a public café and social spaces to foster connections with the local community. With over 139,000 sq ft of flexible space, Merlin Place is well-suited to startups, researchers, and established companies. The brand-new facilities will bring together high-quality businesses and world-class amenities to encourage collaboration and advance science and innovation in Cambridge.

We have been involved in the scheme since 2021, alongside HOK and AKTII. We designed the MEP services, before assuming a client monitoring role, once SDC was appointed. We provided specialist consultancy including sustainability, vertical transportation, fire, acoustics, vibration, air quality, security, ICT, BMS and intelligent building services.

Our work contributed to BREEAM Excellent at the Design Stage and WiredScore Platinum, with the project aiming for BREEAM Excellent at the Construction Stage and SmartScore Certified.

Image credits: SDC, Chris Hopkinson