Lab Builds

Application-led design means the lab is built around your equipment and your work, rather than being an “off the shelf”, one-size-fits-none catalogue item. The misconception is that this lends itself to longer lead times and higher costs. Usually, costs are lower than for most ‘standard’ items available elsewhere, and we can provide custom solutions very quickly.

In practice, application-led design means:

• Starting with your workflows (processes, equipment, sample volumes, compliance needs).
   
• Mapping how people, materials and data move through the space.
   
• Specifying infrastructure – ventilation, power, gases, temperature control etc – to match those demands.
   
• Selecting and positioning equipment based on real use, not assumptions.
   
• Designing flexibility and mobility to allow for future changes in workflows.

The result is a lab that works efficiently from day one, supports your specific applications, and avoids costly redesigns later.

This is why we start with workflows and methods. Lab work evolves, with new instruments, techniques and shifts in priorities. The design needs to absorb this without a rebuild, meaning flexibility and modularity are essential.

Yes, and it's a common starting point. First labs carry particular constraints: tighter budgets, evolving protocols, fast turnaround times and uncertainty regarding changes in focus just a few months down the line. The design considers current methods, their required utilities and allows for flexibility for the techniques likely to follow.