Concept Principles The principles that informed the design were :
• Sustainability – BMRI is undergoing a Green Star Certification process through the GBCSA . The project is being assessed within the Public Education and Building Rating Tool and aims to achieve a 4-Star rating .
• Modularity
• Interactive public spaces and centralised seminar and meeting rooms as well as break-out / kitchen spaces .
• Centralised facilities for laboratories
• Building to include a biorepository , shared wash-up and autoclave facilities , chemical and gas stores and piped gas to laboratories
• Strict hierarchy from public to private according to protocol
• Legibility of circulation and routes
• Respecting the existing context and structure
• Integration between old architecture and new additions
• Connection with landscape and campus
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