Bio 21 Nancy Millis Building in Parkville, Victoria, Melbourne Development, Australian Architecture, Images
Bio 21 Nancy Millis Building in Parkville, Victoria
Modern Research Building in Victoria, Australia – design by DesignInc
1 Sep 2019
Bio 21 Nancy Millis Building
Architects: DesignInc
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bio 21 Nancy Millis Building

Research facilities can sometimes be perceived as cold, sterile environments by those not closely affiliated with them. The common perception is that scientists go about their work autonomously, with minimal interaction with colleagues. But this simply isn?t the case. Collaboration is not a new concept in science and has been a hallmark of the sector for a long time.
In Australia, for example, multinational biotechnoloy company CSL was developing antivenoms in collaboration with Melbourne Zoo and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) as far back as the 1920s. So it makes good sense to position research facilities as dynamic hubs of collaboration driven by workplace strategies around wellbeing. For designers and architects, creating new facilities that promote connectivity and positivity is as important as finding technical design solutions.

DesignInc?s Melbourne studio is one of the sector?s leading innovators and their recently completed Bio 21 Nancy Millis Building, one of the largest biotechnology research centres in Australia (of which CSL is a partner), exemplifies the significance of collab...