Scott Brownrigg
Location St Catherine ’ s Court 46-48 Portsmouth Road Guildford Surrey GU2 4DU
Contact Details Bruce Calton , Group Director Tel : 01483 568 686 Fax : 01483 575 830 Email : b . calton @ scottbrownrigg . com Website : www . scottbrownrigg . com
Science Park concept design
International design practice Scott Brownrigg is working with universities , campus and business park operators and investment groups to develop and evolve a model for new Science Parks across the UK . Working together , we are creating new leading environmentally sustainable campus environments that provide the right ingredients to promote better research , improved innovation , greater interaction and improved campus life ; the parks will also help to stimulate greater local employment opportunities .
By working at a macro through to micro scale , and taking forward brown and green field sites , the practice has been able to deliver highly valuable consents for the science and innovation industry . Scott Brownrigg has secured in February 2016 , the complete masterplan design and delivery of 20 independent science and innovation buildings with support facilities across the new Harlow Science Park promoted by Harlow Council . The site is set in 25 acres of Enterprise Zone adjacent to Newhall as part of a successful bid supporting Vinci Developments , Discovery Park and Palmer Capital . The first buildings are to be delivered in 2017 and combine research , office , and support industry accommodation contained within contemporary and innovative building designs . Scott Brownrigg ’ s approach has helped promote the improved status of Harlow ’ s employment offer and sits alongside the innovative and successful residential development in Newhall .
Scott Brownrigg ’ s expertise ranges from providing facilities for growing new businesses who wish to collocate on university campus land , through to masterplanning and designing parks which can accommodate the largest of headquarter buildings for the science and research sector . Oxford Science Park , Milton Park , Howbery Park , Green Park , University of Reading and the University of Surrey are just some the practice is involved with . The practice is also working at Cambridge Science Park providing several office buildings that are in planning and at tender stage with a very high quality architectural response within a highly successful parkland setting .
Scott Brownrigg has designed headquarters and research buildings for Lilly , Novartis , Becton Dickinson , Johnson and Johnson , Celgene , NHS Bowl Cancer Screening Laboratories , BAE and Quintiles . Integrating , where relevant , commercial expertise with award-winning town planning and interior design teams , it is capable of taking the masterplan from planning through to the individual choice of fume cupboard or furniture to invigorate an innovative breakout space .
Its Design Research Unit has been developing a new acclaimed ‘ Flexible Laboratory Concept ’ which provides a number of design options and configurations that can easily be reconfigured to suit
Central Heart , Harlow Science Park
the future needs of growing research units and companies . In addition , its Advanced Technologies sector is leading the way in the global demand for technology intensive buildings for lifesciences , manufacturing , data , research and energy .
As members of the UK Science Park Association , Scott Brownrigg is continuing to strengthen its skills and sector expertise in the design of science and innovation campuses , enterprise hubs and laboratories .
Bruce Calton , Group Director at Scott Brownrigg states : “ The science and innovation sector is tremendously important to the UK economy , with research residing as a core skill that we can proudly promote worldwide . Research skills and inward investment into the UK science park sector by high quality employers is still on the rise and Scott Brownrigg has been working with universities , campus and business park operators to facilitate the growth of new businesses . It is an emerging theme across UK universities for both university graduates and companies to collocate on university campus land ; this provides the ability to capture and promote talent and facilitate opportunities from which both parties can benefit . Getting the right building , campus and environment working together is a key skill that Scott Brownrigg understands and nurtures in the designs it continues to create .”
With 285 staff , Scott Brownrigg has offices in Guildford , London , Cardiff , Edinburgh and international offices in New York , Singapore , Zagreb and Moscow . Skilled in the design and delivery of BREEAM ‘ Excellent ’ and ‘ Outstanding ’ rated buildings , the practice has won numerous sustainability and design industry awards . Its success is based on the quality of its design and its ability to remain agile and adaptable to industry changes , as well as providing an integrated service and a multi-sector offering .
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