Napp Research Centre

The Napp Research Centre is a large medical research institute in the north of Cambridge, and innovative-looking and award-winning architecture; it is a Cambridge landmark.

Napp Research Centre
Napp Laboratories[1]
View from the A14 in April 2011
Location within Cambridgeshire
General information
TypeMedical Research Centre and manufacturing plant
Architectural styleMinimalist
AddressUnit 191, Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0GW
Coordinates52.236°N 0.1485°E / 52.236; 0.1485
Elevation10 m (33 ft)
Current tenants870 employees
Completed1981[2]
Inaugurated1983[3]
ClientNapp
OwnerNapp
Technical details
Structural systemConcrete Curtain wall and glass block
Floor count3
Design and construction
Structural engineerHalsall Associates

History

Cambridge Science Park was built in the early 1970s and is part of the Napp Pharmaceutical Group, a pharmaceutical firm that manufactures analgesic, oncology and respiratory products.[4]

The grandiose innovative-looking building was designed in 1979, and was built in 1981. Staff moved in in 1983. Three more buildings were added in 2007.[5] Stage D, E and F1 were added in 2012, designed by CPN Architects.[6]

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visited the building on 6 February 1985.[7] Princess Margaret visited the building on 19 October 1985.[8] On 14 July 1988, the site was visited by the seventh President of Turkey, Kenan Evren.[9] The King of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, visited the site with Prince Andrew, Duke of York on 7 November 2001;[10] the visit also included Zeus Technology.

The site works with Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology, a UTC.

Structure
Entrance in April 2011

The site is directly next to the A10/A14 interchange, in South Cambridgeshire.

Awards

In June 1984 it won The Concrete Society's Award.[11]

See also

References
  1. New Scientist March 1988
  2. Catalyst 2010
  3. New Scientist March 1983
  4. Napp: Products
  5. 2007 building
  6. 2012 buildings
  7. Times, 7 February 1985, page 14
  8. Times, 21 October 1985, page 14
  9. Times, 15 July 1988, page 14
  10. Times, 8 November 2001, page 22
  11. Times, 14 June 1984, page 14
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