Trinity House
Located just under 2 miles southeast of Oxford’s city centre, Trinity by Breakthrough at Oxford Business Park is a state-of-the-art biotech research facility. Designed to be one of the world’s most sustainable lab environments, this building sets a new standard for quality and purposeful design. Offering 214,000 square feet of top-tier laboratory, office, and amenity spaces, Trinity will be under construction throughout the year of 2025.
Breakthrough Properties
Architect
Niazi Roden
Contractor
McLaughlin & Harvey
Quantity Surveyor
Gleeds
Project Manager
Third London Wall
Our involvement in Trinity began at a very early stage, providing crucial input in costing the façade scheme as it evolved through the design stages. When reviewing the best approach, a detailed assessment of a unitised versus stickwork build was carried out. To understand the best approach, the factors of programme including critical path, site accessibility and an understanding of the interface with the terracotta and living wall had to be considered. The current direction of stickwork was settled on and design has progressed accordingly.
The building features a concrete frame with SFS slab infills behind the solid zones and curtain-walling in glazed modules in between. On the solid zones, we have a mixture of facing treatments including aluminium cladding, terracotta, and green walling, with glazed bays being framed by projecting fins. At roof level, we have a panelised plant screen, and at ground floor, a fully glazed stick system. The site poses tight constraints, with the building footprint maximizing available space.
With construction set to commence in Q4 of this year, we are committed to delivering a solution that not only meets the project’s objectives but also exceeds expectations.
