alb5351401

JOHN LAING PLC. Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, Cambridgeshire,02/09/1982. Creator: John Laing plc.

JOHN LAING PLC. A close-up of the sloping precast concrete columns and structural glass at Napp Laboratories. Napp Laboratories was built by Laing Management Contracting for Napp Pharmaceutical Group, with work starting in October 1980. The building project included a combined pharmaceutical production building and warehouse, research and laboratory services, administration offices, restaurant and auditorium. The building, which was designed by Toronto-based Arthur Erickson Architects, consists of three buildings linked together to form one complex. Sitting 1200 mm above the surrounding land on a concrete podium, it also has an ornamental lake on the south side. It was constructed using 102 sloping precast concrete columns and solar reflective sloping double glazing known as structural glazing.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image

Author:

JOHN LAING PLC

Title:

Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, Cambridgeshire,02/09/1982. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption:

A close-up of the sloping precast concrete columns and structural glass at Napp Laboratories. Napp Laboratories was built by Laing Management Contracting for Napp Pharmaceutical Group, with work starting in October 1980. The building project included a combined pharmaceutical production building and warehouse, research and laboratory services, administration offices, restaurant and auditorium. The building, which was designed by Toronto-based Arthur Erickson Architects, consists of three buildings linked together to form one complex. Sitting 1200 mm above the surrounding land on a concrete podium, it also has an ornamental lake on the south side. It was constructed using 102 sloping precast concrete columns and solar reflective sloping double glazing known as structural glazing.

Technique/material:

Photograph

Credit:

Album / Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

5124 x 6563 px | 96.2 MB

Print size:

43.4 x 55.6 cm | 17.1 x 21.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1980S • 20TH CENTURY • 80S • ARCHITECTURE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BUILDING • CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE PARK • CAMBRIDGESHIRE • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • COMPANY • CONCRETE • CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY • COUNTRY • DECADE • DOUBLE GLAZING • EIGHTIES • EIGHTIES, THE • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • EXTERIOR • GLAZING • INDUSTRIAL • INDUSTRY • JOHN LAING PLC • JOHN • LAING • LOCATION • MILTON • MINIMALIST • NAPP PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP • OUTDOOR • OUTDOORS • OUTSIDE • PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY • PHOTOGRAPH • PLC • STRUCTURAL GLAZING • STYLE • WINDOW • WINDOWS