Delancey has secured a resolution to grant planning for a ground up 200,000 sq. ft GIA science and technology building with world-class laboratory and research space.  

Situated in London’s growing Knowledge Quarter and Innovation District, the proposals for the site at 176-178 York Way include 130,000 sq. ft of research and laboratory space. The scheme features highly sustainable design features and also includes 13,000 sq. ft of affordable workspace, a mixed-use flexible community and events space, flexible makers’ space, and public realm enhancements.

Designed by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), the building’s design responds to constraints, with an innovative design solution.

Since acquiring an interest in the site in Q2 2022, Delancey has subsequently acquired adjoining land from Islington Council, allowing the development to come forward.

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The building’s design ensures that it can adapt to changing market demand and accommodate a range of occupiers, with options to alter the proportion of laboratory and office space over time so the building is fit for the future and ensures longevity. Adopting a whole life-cycle carbon emissions strategy, passive and active design strategies have been taken to reduce the energy consumption, the embodied carbon emissions and the anticipated operational carbon emissions. These include an all-electric MEP strategy, roof mounted solar PV, and optimised external shading to reduce operational energy, and careful material selection and structural efficiencies to reduce embodied carbon. The development is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum for the offices.