Cavendish III Physics Laboratory, Cambridge Science Park Building, Lynxvale Limited, Architecture Images
Cavendish III Physics Laboratory in Cambridge
Educational Research Facility Building in South East England – design by Jestico + Whiles, Architects
18 Oct 2018
Cavendish III Physics Laboratory
Design: Jestico + Whiles, Architects
Location: Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, South East England, UK
The University of Cambridge Chooses Bouygues Construction to Build the Cavendish III Physics Laboratory
Bouygues UK, a British subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, and the University of Cambridge have signed a construction contract for the university?s Cavendish III physics laboratory and a neighbouring shared facilities hub, both designed by architect Jestico + Whiles. The contract, which was awarded by Lynxvale Limited, the university?s development arm, is worth £250 million (approximately ?281 million).
Located on the West Cambridge campus, Cavendish III will be a purpose-built laboratory for world-leading research for the university?s Department of Physics, bringing the large number of research groups in the department together under one roof to encourage collaboration. The project has received a funding contribution of £75 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Architect and lead consultant for the buildings Jestico + Whiles was supported by Jacobs as technical architect for the cleanrooms and laboratories. Bouygues UK worked alongsid...