The Francis Crick Institute at 20 Triton Street

Gensler’s design of new Crick-supported lab space at 20 Triton Street, on British Land’s Regent’s Place campus, represents a bold step in accelerating the growth of London’s Knowledge Quarter as a world-leading life sciences and biotech destination. Spanning 33,000 square feet, the design concept focuses on creating best-in-class, adaptable spaces for future tenants, utilising the Crick’s expertise in the design and operation of world-class laboratory facilities.

The design features a central community hub to foster interaction and collaboration, providing dynamic spaces for both individual scientific discovery and collaboration. Tenants have access to CL-2 wet lab suites, flexible office spaces, meeting rooms, and shared amenities such as an outdoor terrace, ideal for driving creativity and cross-disciplinary exchange. The range and type of modular spaces underscores the flexible, hybrid nature of today’s research and development environments, where cross-functional teams from academia, industry, and start-ups work closely together to tackle global health challenges.

Designed to feel like a Crick space, the resulting aesthetic features intentional injections of bold colour balanced with a neutral base palette, along with branding and environmental graphic design. The space also incorporates elements of biophilia, with a focus on sustainability using high-recycled content materials such as perforated timber and acoustic walls, creating a natural, calming atmosphere.

The Francis Crick Institute supported lab space at 20 Triton Street builds on an earlier collaboration between Gensler and British Land to design shared tenant facilities within the building, including end-of-trip facilities, lobbies, and amenity spaces.