Some lab equipment can be extremely heavy, and the beam layout may dictate where the equipment can sit within the space.
Figure 3: Daylight rendering.From left to right: inboard design, outboard design, nested design.. Wellbeing and residential buildings.
Bryden Wood was the lead designer of Churchwood Gardens, described by the Housing Design Awards 2020 judges as ‘genius’.. Churchwood Gardens is a nature-centred residential development in London, which features multiple innovative design strategies and is a good example of a healthy residential design.The project adopted a holistic approach to sustainability with a wide range of design for wellbeing strategies, summarised below:.Better daylight levels are achieved with healthy architecture principles.
• The façades feature full height windows to enhance daylight quality.. • A strategically articulated layout improves privacy at the same time as promoting open views out..Better air quality is facilitated via a variety of design for wellness strategies.
• The use of a fully electric heating system helps reduce local pollution.. • Openable windows and the isolated nature of the development (reduced pollution and noise) enable effective natural ventilation.. • Air quality is further improved via existing and new vegetation, green and brown roofs.. • Pedestrianised common areas, traffic restrictions and the parking hidden in the undercroft level reduce local vehicle pollution..
Better connection to nature and outdoors is prioritised with biophilic design.Finally, we must be aware of how the laboratory equipment is to be delivered to the site.
Some lab equipment can be extremely heavy, and the beam layout may dictate where the equipment can sit within the space.We will also always consider how this lab equipment gets to the location in the first place, and any subsequent special requirements..
Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) requirements for lab design.A laboratory design should be services-led.