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Biomedical Research

AstraZeneca

Waltham and Weston, MA

This research campus reflects AstraZeneca’s commitment to developing an environment for leading-edge research and drug discovery. AstraZeneca was drawn to the site in Waltham for its natural beauty and proximity to New England technological, business, and academic centers. VHB was engaged early in the development of the campus. With a 10-year history on the site, we pushed through an intense environmental effort, protecting adjacent wetlands and nearby water supply sources while preserving the natural features of the surrounding New England woodlands. VHB worked closely with the architect to fit the buildings harmoniously into the site—taking advantage of the natural environment and the light. The result was a research campus that fosters connectivity between the scientists and the natural environment.

Astra-Zeneca’s multi-building campus is backed by natural woodlands. A man walks toward the main entrance of the Astra-Zeneca campus. An outdoor dining area is shaded by trees on Astra-Zeneca’s research campus.

Client

  • AstraZeneca R&D Boston

Services

  • LEED

  • Master Planning Services

  • Parking Capacity Analysis

  • Parking Studies, Design, & Engineering

  • Sidewalk Design

  • Stormwater Design & Engineering

  • Urban Design & Planning

Representative Projects

Aerial view of the former Fort Devens Military Base

Fort Devens Reuse Plan Devens, MA

Rendering of pedestrians and cyclists traveling through the research and technology park

Alewife Park Cambridge, MA

Rendering of a Class A speculative lab building with an active streetscape.

Boynton Yards Somerville, MA

A visitor walks along a shaded path into one of the buildings in University Park.

University Park Cambridge, MA

A jogger runs past Takeda’s new facility at 300 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.

Takeda | 300 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA

The Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research is seen from across Massachusetts Avenue. A view of the gateway into the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research at dusk.

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MA

The curved glass wall office building at 300 Binney Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts is pictured at dusk.

Biogen | 300 Binney Street Cambridge, MA

Twilight view of main entrance to LifeNet Health headquarters building.

LifeNet Health Global Headquarters Virginia Beach, VA

A pedestrian walkway connects to Altria’s Center for Research and Technology in Richmond, Virginia.

Altria Center for Research and Technology Richmond, VA

Street view of the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Broad Institute Cambridge, MA

Entrance to The Center for Life Science in Boston, Massachusetts.

Center for Life Science Boston, MA

Bristol-Myers-Squibb facility in Devens, Massachusetts.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Biologics Manufacturing Campus Devens, MA

Water fountain at the Pfizer campus in Andover, Massachusetts.

Pfizer Andover, MA

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