Plant Sciences Phytobiology Building – University of Warwick

State-of-the-art controlled environment and glasshouse facility housing growth cabinets, walk-in rooms and environmentally controlled greenhouses for research into plant science and food security.

Client:
University of Warwick

Location:
Warwick

Project Value:
£5,000,000

Services Provided:
Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy

Description

The building comprises of two storeys to house a specialist plant sciences research laboratory at the University of Warwick.

The main structure consists of a two storey steel framed entrance/core area with a single storey frame to the adjoining main laboratory area. The floor and roof being insitu concrete slab on metal decking.

There is then a specialist Grodome structure over the laboratory provided by Unigro to provide the controlled environmental chambers for the growing of the plants. This itself is a galvanised steel frame glazed with twin-wall polycarbonate to form the curved outer walls/roof.