3801 Chestnut St.

2022-2023 with Perkins & Will

400,000 SF Core and Shell Commercial Life Sciences, $130 Million

How can space for biochemical manufacturing, laboratories, and offices integrate into a rapidly changing Philadelphia neighborhood?

University City, the rapidly urbanizing area surrounding the University of Pennsylvania had quickly gained popularity for businesses and education backed partnerships in the bio-chemical and health-tech industries. Start-ups and new companies searching for flexible laboratory space in the vicinity of U Penn were also looking to be in close proximity to Center City Philadelphia, 30th St. Station, and the U Penn Medical Center campus.

This project sought to also include a clean room grade biochemical manufacturing facility - one capable of producing large scale volumes of vaccines, therapeutics, or other products of intensive research. A challenging combination of programs like this had never been attempted as a singular architectural element in an urban environment.

With Perkins & Will - Team: William Harris, Robert Goodwin, Asif Ali, Craig Sobeski, James Levin, Klaudia Fernandes, Adam Naar, Xingjian Shi.

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