Sainsbury Laboratory

University of Cambridge

The Sainsbury Laboratory, an 11,000 square metre research centre dedicated to plant science, is located within the Cambridge University.

Botanic Garden and is home to 120 scientists and 30 support staff.

Designed by London-based architectural practice Stanton Williams, the building responds to the picturesque surrounding landscape with ease whilst providing a stimulating environment for research and collaboration.

Completed in 2010, the building comprises laboratories, support areas, meeting spaces, the university’s herbarium as well as a public café and seminar room.

Luke Hughes was appointed to work closely with the architects from the outset to design and procure all the furniture. The project has been a perfect example of one of the tenets of the Luke Hughes design philosophy; that in any building the connection between the architecture and the furniture should be seamless.

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