INNOVATING
Innovating Our science and technology sector spans a wide range of building types, from industrial -style facilities like high-tech printing presses and distribution centres to specialised clean rooms, high-capacity data centres, and laboratories. These buildings fulfil a critical technical role within organisations and must be designed to meet specific client requirements. As an award-winning practice, OA have delivered successful projects across the UK, collaborating with experts in design standards, including BREEAM, to ensure our clients receive the most innovative solutions and expert advice. The success of science and technology buildings relies on a deep understanding of their complex functions and the flow of data, products, and information. These buildings often have exacting standards that must be defined early in the briefing process, ensuring that all team members, including service engineers, are aligned. OA takes a collaborative approach, engaging all disciplines and stakeholders to ensure project success. This approach adds value, reduces waste, and ensures that critical elements are addressed, particularly when liaising between clients, design teams, and equipment suppliers. Given the ever-evolving nature of science and technology, it’s essential that buildings are designed with flexibility in mind, ensuring their continued utility long after completion. We focus on future-proofing structural elements, such as ensuring floor slabs can accommodate future loads, and creating adaptable spaces within a fixed structural grid.
The use of BIM technologies further enables future modifications to services and equipment, enhancing long-term adaptability. OA has an extensive and impressive portfolio in the science and technology sector, having worked across both private and public sectors. We have built strong expertise in delivering projects that align with our clients’ evolving needs, including increasing demand for sustainable design solutions. We are well-versed in a range of procurement methods, ensuring that the selection of the right approach maximises value, maintains control, and reduces risk. Our clients include notable organisations such as Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, the European Space Agency, ScienceCreates, and The University of Oxford. Through our strong track record and professional approach, we continue to deliver projects that meet both immediate needs and future demands.
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