The Platform

SIZE (SQ FT)

350,000

TYPE

Office, Labs, Co-working
and Public Realm

AVAILABILITY

2025 onwards

The Platform is located along the Northern Gateway on the fringe of Cambridge City centre, the home of UK science innovation.

The site is currently home to four office buildings completed in 1983 and is to be transformed to provide a vibrant life science cluster in the heart of Cambridge. The Platform will be an inspirational place to work that promotes health and well-being with green public realm and class-leading cycle facilities and on-site amenities. The planet conscious design raises the bar for low carbon development and creates a development with a lifecycle of over 150 years.

Connected

350,000 sq ft of modern, purpose-built flexible R&D facilities in Cambridge City Centre

  • The Platform will be an inspirational place to work that promotes health and well-being with an extensive verdant public realm,
    best-in-class cycle facilities and on-site amenities

  • Sustainable whole-life carbon approach to design with reuse of the existing basement structure

  • A development promoting public transport, cycling and walking over car usage

  • First class cycle facilities, reception, green public realm and amenities

  • Shell & core or fully fitted options available

  • Achieving BREEAM Excellent and targeting Outstanding

Situated just north of Jesus Green, The Platform is only a
10-minute walk from Cambridge’s bustling city centre,
offering unmatched access to high streets, cultural
landmarks, and vibrant amenities.

A blueprint for innovation

Lab space

Flexible lab to office ratio,
up to 60:40 Lab to office.

Spacious

Generous 4.0M floor to
ceiling heights.

BREEAM

Targeting Outstanding.

Sustainable

Reuse of existing materials to minimise carbon emission.

Vibration response 

Vibration response factor of 1.

Floor plates 

Expansive 30,000 sq ft floorplates provide maximum layout efficiency and connectivity.

Power

3,000 KVA ensuring sufficient and reliable power supply.

Gas Supply

Piped house gases with capacity
for specialist systems.