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Citylabs in Manchester
Office, Laboratory, and Clinical Spaces in England, UK ? design by Sheppard Robson, Architects
13 Feb 2017
Citylabs in Manchester
Location: Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire M15 6JA
Design: Sheppard Robson
Sheppard Robson unveils plans for next phase of Citylabs, Manchester

The recently submitted planning proposal includes two major new commercial laboratory buildings

Sheppard Robson has submitted designs to Manchester City Council for two major science buildings, Citylabs 2.0 and Citylabs 3.0, as part of a joint venture between the commercial development company, Bruntwood, Manchester Science Partnerships, and Central Manchester Foundation Trust (CMFT). The two buildings sit on the south west corner of the CMFT?s historic estate and form the southern gateway to Europe?s largest clinical-academic campus. Like the Sheppard Robson-designed Citylabs 1.0 which was completed in 2015, the new additions to the campus will provide high-specification, flexible office, laboratory, and clinical space that is set right in the heart of Corridor Manchester ? the city?s knowledge quarter. The expansion of the facility will enable biomedical companies to grow and co-create new health products, in collaboration with the NHS and academia.
The Grade-II listed Edwardian building that wraps around Citylabs 3.0 is to be modified and refurbished, creating smalle...