2024-05-18T13:50:13-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150425208/heatherwick-studio-tops-out-uk-pharma-hub-with-curving-timber-structure Niall Patrick Walsh 2024-04-25T11:56:00-04:00 >2024-04-29T16:50:45-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/078bbba006de220959d597c7408eb31e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/heatherwick" target="_blank">Heatherwick Studio</a> has offered a construction update on its design for the UCB Windlesham Surrey Science Research Hub in the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/3035/uk" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. When completed, the building will serve as a hub for the Belgian biopharmaceutical company UCB.</p> <p>In <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Jaz5CMvYY/?img_index=1" target="_blank">new photos</a> released by the firm, the project's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/134886/cross-laminated-timber" target="_blank">cross-laminated timber</a> structure can be seen following its recent topping out. The CLT structure, described by Heatherwick Studio as &ldquo;possibly one of the most complicated CLT structures in Europe,&rdquo; took two years of design and eight months of construction to deliver. The novelty of the structure comes from its curved form, which serves not only as the main structure but the feature finish for the building.<br></p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Jaz5CMvYY/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Jaz5CMvYY/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Heatherwick Studio (@officialheatherwickstudio)</a><br><p>Designed in collaboration with executive architect Veretec, the three-story timber extension will be partially submerged into the site&rsquo;s existing campus, connecting various wings of UCB&rsquo;s R...</p>