A Complete Guide to Renovations & Retrofits
From factories, gyms, and offices to newspaper headquarters, renovating spaces for lab use calls for a unique set of skills, creativity, and ingenuity. For all your renovation and retrofit needs, check out our curated article list below for answers to all your questions from a variety of industry experts.
Your guide to renovations and retrofits:
Building vs. Renovating: Which is Better?
Design Considerations for Office-to-Lab Conversions
Office-to-Lab Conversions: What to Consider Before Signing a New Lease
A Conversation with Bill Harris, Managing Director of Perkins&Will's New York studio
Examples of renovations and retrofits:
Former Newspaper Headquarters FInds New Life as Lab Space
When the Robots Come: Adapting Historic Gym into a Modern Engineering Lab
Long Island City Development Capitalizes On Adaptive Reuse In Urban Markets
Glass Bottle Factory Finds New Life as Biotech Space
To learn more about renovations and retrofits, check out the Lab Design Conference to hear from more industry experts, such as:
The Critical Role of Asset Management in New and Renovated Laboratory Design Projects by Stephanie De Luca and Greg Lundell
Mid-Century Modernized by Michael Feely
Repurposing Existing Buildings to Laboratory Use by Ellen Sisle and Tejoon Jung
