Goodson Associates is providing full Civil and Structural Design for the expansion of the Institute of Regeneration and Repair for the University of Edinburgh. This state of the art research facility demonstrates the breadth of experience we have in the medical and research fields where the design of the building and its performance in service plays a vital role in the function and success of the facility.

This commission covers not only the expansion to the building but also the enabling infrastructure for the wider BioQuarter Campus.

A deep concrete flat slab structural frame was chosen for the expansion building to assist in controlling the natural frequency of the building as any vibration to the floors could jeopardise ongoing experiments.

A light glazed steel link building was designed to bridge between the two scientific buildings and accommodates a reception space and other offices. This provides direct, column free access from the laboratories in the original and expansion element of the building allowing a collaborative research environment.