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Project Brief: |
The new Cavendish Laboratory was a major project to replace existing facilities for the Department of Physics at Cambridge West. The new building has been named the Ray Dolby Centre, in recognition of a £85 million gift from the estate of sound pioneer Ray Dolby. The building will support the world-leading research carried out by the department. It houses a number of Physics research groups, their laboratories, cleanrooms, office and support accommodation, along with a public wing housing two lecture theatres, seminar rooms, learning resource centre, common room, outreach and the ‘Cavendish Collection’ exhibition. The building has integrated sustainability into the design, targeting BREEAM excellent and using sustainable drainage techniques to manage water on site. |
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| Site address: | JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0US | |
| Size: | 32,900 sqm | |
| Total Cost: | £ 303M | |
| Project Manager: | Matt Allen | |
| Contractor: | Bouygues | |
| Architect: | Jestico + Whiles | |
| Status: |
Work started in February 2019 |
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| More information: |
Department of Physics RDC website |