BVN is a global architecture practice with a 100-year legacy and studios in London, Sydney, Brisbane and New York. We design environments that enhance human health and wellbeing, bringing together innovation, sustainability and adaptability to create places that support people, communities and organisations to thrive.
Science and research are integral to our portfolio, spanning specialist research and healthcare environments through to education, workplace and the wider built environment. This breadth enables us to design places where discovery, innovation, wellbeing and human experience are seamlessly integrated.
Our London studio draws on this international experience to support the next generation of science and technology environments across the UK and Europe, with deep expertise in laboratory design and delivery, healthcare and master planning, and a collective 60+ years of experience across Australia, the UK and Ireland.
Experience across the research spectrum
For more than 30 years, BVN has helped shape translational campuses and research precincts, bringing together science, healthcare, education and industry to create connected ecosystems that accelerate discovery and knowledge exchange.
Our experience spans life sciences and planetary health, physical sciences, biomedical and cancer research, and complex translational research precincts, from PlantBank, a globally significant seed repository for Australian native flora and biodiversity conservation, to Synergy at CSIRO’s Black Mountain, a high-tech facility bringing together laboratories and workspaces for interdisciplinary research.
In biomedical and life sciences, the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute integrates research, teaching, public engagement and industry incubation within Adelaide’s Biomedical Precinct. At Westmead Millennium Institute, BVN created a translational medical research environment with CL2 laboratories and research workplaces, directly connected to Westmead Hospital and Westmead Children’s Hospital to support translation “from bench to bedside.” Futhermore, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) in Brisbane brings together four research institutes, universities, clinicians and industry to foster collaboration and accelerate discovery. The Kinghorn Cancer Centre similarly integrates cancer treatment, clinical research and personalised medicine, connecting the Garvan Institute with St Vincent’s Hospital.
At precinct scale, our work at the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct, including the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, demonstrates our ability to integrate clinical care with academic research, education and innovation within a complex, constrained urban campus. Translating scientific discovery into new treatments and improved patient outcomes.