September 2013

Austrian firm Waagner Biro has been appointed to develop and construct the roof of Abell Nepp's Kitchen Garden Enclosure project for the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre on the Trust's Genome Campus; they will be novated to the Principal Contractor later in the year.

Working with ARUP, the Kitchen Garden roof is a complex ellipse that encloses the space between the heritage garden walls and an existing lecture theatre. The roof lights are a combination of clear and translucent glazing panels providing optimal daylighting and thermal comfort to the new breakout and exhibition space.