Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory

Cambridge, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Education · Physics Research Laboratory · Temperate · 2025

A 32,900 sqm, GBP 303m national physics research hub and new home for the Cavendish Laboratory, spread over five floors. It contains 173 laboratories and over 26,000 sq ft of cleanroom space rated from ISO 7 to ISO 3. Highly sensitive instruments sit in a vibration-isolated basement, and the building reached BREEAM Excellent.

Innovation highlights

Passive vibration control to VC-H for microscopy
Graded cleanrooms from ISO 7 to ISO 3
EMI and infrasound shielding for sensitive suites
Ground source heat pump for low operational energy

Innovations in the catalogue

Passive Vibration-Isolated Instrument Basement
EMI and Infrasound Shielding for Lab Suites
Graded Cleanroom Stack (ISO 7 to ISO 3)
Ground Source Heat Pump With Roof PV Self-Supply
Cycle-Led Transport with Buried Cycle Store

Client / Developer: University of Cambridge
Architect: Jestico + Whiles (in association with NBBJ)
Engineer: Jacobs; BDP
Type: Physics Research Laboratory

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