IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building

IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building (IDRM)

Oxford

Britplas was appointed to complete the facade package to the IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building, the new home for the Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine in Oxford.

At a glance

Client
University of Oxford

Main contractor
McLaughlin & Harvey

Products

Schueco FWS50 SI and FWS 50SI structural glazing
Schueco AWS Window inserts
Schueco AWS Doors
Paroc composite panels
Glass brise soleil
Corten rainscreen
Glass rainscreen
Revolving doors

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Project details

This three storey 6,000 sq m building contains state-of-the-art research facilities and laboratories, notably for advanced bioimaging, along with a café, seminar room and exhibition space in the auditorium for events.

From the outside, the building was designed to appear as a floating box, with Corten cladding used to the upper two floors. To create a sense of openness and take advantage of the parkland setting, the ground floor and atrium is fully glazed.

Britplas was appointed by McLaughlin & Harvey to design, manufacture and install the building façade including rainscreen panels, glazing, windows and doors.

To reflect the University’s sustainability philosophy, the building was designed using Passivhaus design principles.

With very precise requirements around air leakage level and U value performance, balancing these considerations with those of buildability and budgetary constraints was one of the key challenges of this project.