Apex Tribeca
VolkerFitzpatrick delivered The Apex, one of six mixed-use new builds forming the Tribeca development in the heart of King’s Cross, London's largest purpose-built life sciences facility, the Apex represents a new standard in sustainability and innovation.
Purpose
- The Apex forms part of the wider Tribeca development in King’s Cross, London, a major purpose-built life sciences campus designed to support cutting-edge science and collaboration. Delivered by VolkerFitzpatrick on behalf of Reef Group, The Apex provides more than 110,000 sq ft of flexible space for state-of-the-art laboratories, offices and leisure facilities within London’s bioscience cluster.
- The building has been designed with flexibility at its heart, allowing levels one to six to accommodate either laboratory or office space. Its first occupiers include the London BioScience Innovation Centre, providing scale-up laboratory facilities for bioscience research.
What we are doing
- VolkerFitzpatrick is delivering a highly flexible building specifically designed to accommodate the infrastructure required for modern laboratory environments. The building incorporates a post-tensioned reinforced concrete frame with four-metre floor-to-ceiling heights, enlarged risers to accommodate laboratory infrastructure and plant sized to meet laboratory requirements.
- Alongside the lab-enabled accommodation, the development includes a basement providing changing facilities, bicycle storage and plant space, as well as an accessible terrace at level five. The adaptable design will enable floors one to six to accommodate either laboratory or office use.
Project Successes
- The Apex has achieved BREEAM Outstanding and a 56% reduction in whole-life carbon emissions, demonstrating the project’s strong focus on sustainable construction. The use of site-won subsoil to manufacture earth blocks for the basement perimeter walls has reduced associated carbon emissions by 84% and avoided 93m³ of waste compared with traditional materials.
- The project is also delivering a lasting social impact within Camden. Thirty apprenticeships and 36 work placements are available to local residents, while a minimum of 10% of the contract value is being reinvested within the borough. The project’s sustainability approach has also received industry recognition through a Gold Award and Green Apple Award.