African Design Magazine ADM #38 March 2018 | Page 27

GENOME RESEARCH CENTRE
tech lab zones – a sequencing
lab, DNA, RNA, Gel, Library
Construction, and Malaria
labs, and an Extraction lab
where high-level pathogens
are deactivated in order for
their genetic structure to be
mapped. Access to the labs is
restricted to lab workers and
scientists to ensure adherence
to the highest safety levels.
Complementing nature
“As the flagship to fulfil a
critical need in both Africa
and internationally, the design
needed be a reflection of the
importance and impact of its
We design buildings that
focus on the user, creating
spaces that dignify the users through
the care we put into the design and
the resulting beauty of the space.
We want to improve health and
well-being, and have the greatest
positive impact in the communities
the buildings serve. We leverage the
construction process to maximise
economic, educational, and
environmental outcomes. Overall, we
believe ‘Justice is beauty’, and dignity
is beauty. It is not only that all people
deserve a beautiful environment, or
that a building that is functional can
also be beautiful, but that a building
must be beautiful for it to be fully
functional.”
Caroline Alsup
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