Silwood Science Park, Berkshire Landscape Design and Cafe, New English Architecture Development, Images
Silwood Science Park, Berkshire
25 Oct 2021
Architects: Sheppard Robson
Location: Sunninghill near Ascot, Berkshire, Southern England, UK

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Sheppard Robson reveals plans for a series of buildings at Silwood Science Park

The proposals include two new buildings – a Life Sciences Centre and pavilion caf茅 – and several radically retrofitted structures, all set within a new landscape design.
For client Newcore Capital Management, architectural practice Sheppard Robson has submitted a detailed planning application for a collection of buildings at Silwood Science Park, located near Ascot and within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. The overarching ambition is to create a series of sustainable projects that create world-class space for growing research-led companies.
The three-storey Life Sciences Centre anchors the cluster of adjacent smaller refurbished research buildings. Organised as an office and laboratory block, the different spaces within are woven together by a central atrium that creates the social heart of the building. The external form is characterised by a glass fibre-reinforced concrete grid, with matte terracotta baguettes and sheets in between each element of the grid. The varying colours of the terracotta relate to the adjacent listed Manor House building, whilst complementing the woodland setting.
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