Project overview
Located next to the Melbourn Science Park, this large-scale development provides technology consultants TTP with three new state-of-the-art buildings.
The scheme provides 100,000 sq ft of mixed office and laboratory space, a large-scale project workshop, plus an event and dining hub, in a design that’s entirely bespoke to the client.
The Client team approached SDC in late 2020 for cost advice, with SDC agreeing to price the job in just four weeks.
The development features three separate and differently shaped buildings on the 7-acre site, with the main building, The Hive, sandwiched between the Tech Barn to the North, and The Exchange, to the south of the site. Key to the design is the variety of indoor and outdoor working and social spaces, with all buildings connected to the external landscaping and fitness trail.
The Hive provides 77,016 sq ft of mixed office and laboratory space, it’s open plan and all on one level.
The building’s unique shape takes inspiration from a beehive and features over 20 ‘squares’ stacked around one another. A reinforced concrete frame supports an exterior adorned in curtain walling, pre-cast concrete cladding, anodised rainscreen cladding, and louvre screens. Internally, The Hive features an exposed roof slab and concrete columns with a raised access floor system to house the mechanical ductwork. A range of acoustic finishes have been included on the walls and ceilings to soften the concrete surfaces. The flexible and adaptive open labs encourage innovation, and high-specification meeting pods throughout the office space provide private collaborative working areas.
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Dr. Sam Hyde, Managing Director of TTP
“ We’re delighted to be moving in April and look forward to benefitting from this amazing space. Our new campus will enable our technically brilliant people to come together and work across disciplines. It will enhance the way we work alongside, and deliver for, our clients from the early ideas through to commercial production.”
The second building, a steel-framed ‘Tech Barn’, now lies North of this once greenfield site.
Offering over 17,631 sq ft of focused laboratory, testing and build space, the structure’s double-height open workshop area allows the client complete flexibility depending on project requirements. The subtle exterior features anodised aluminium cladding, louvre screens, and fair-faced blockwork.
Project team
Carl Bennett
Director
After joining SDC in 2004, Carl was employed as a Site Manager, Design Coordinator, and Contracts Manager. The experience he gained in all three professions led him to be promoted to the role of Board Director in 2020. His duties and responsibilities include setting the overall strategy for the project, as well as leading the project team and ensuring the scheme is delivered within the client’s time, quality and budget constraints. It is Carl’s previous experience in the construction of large office developments (such as those on the Cambridge Science Park), that makes him the ideal choice when selecting a Director to oversee this scheme.
Andrew Shiner
Director
Andy joined SDC as a Site Agent and rose through the ranks to Project Director, before taking on his current role as Board Director in 2020. The experience he gained in all three professions will undoubtedly assist him in leading this scheme. On a previous project for NIAB in Cambridge, Andy’s team were responsible for SDC’s highest Considerate Constructors’ score to date (90 out of 100) and a Runner’s Up Prize at the CCS National Awards in 2019.
Adam Knaggs
Managing Director
Adam joined SDC in 1995 as a Site Engineer. His position as Managing Director involves contributing to the day-to-day running of the business, setting the strategy for projects, and supporting all departments. Adam’s active approach to problem solving has been a defining trait of his career, as recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers who honoured him with their Site Engineer of the Year Award 1999, in which he was praised for designing his own shuttering system.
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