Projects

St Edmund Hall

The project comprises the demolition of existing buildings and construction of new student accommodation buildings.

Science & Technology

1000 Discovery Drive

A versatile five-storey multi-occupancy structure, offering approximately 105,000 square feet of office and B1(b) laboratory space within the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Accommodation

11.12.2024

Lucy Cavendish College

This scheme provides 72 eco-friendly and modern en-suite bedrooms for students studying at Lucy Cavendish College.

Accommodation

26.02.2025

Univ North Development

The Univ North Development is an ambitious student accommodation project.

Education

Central Spaces

This project provides modern and integrated facilities for St Catherine's College.

Healthcare

Project Atria

Stands as a beacon of innovation on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Science & Technology

Project Birchwood

Located next to the Melbourn Science Park, this large-scale development provides technology consultants TTP with three new state-of-the-art buildings.

Workspace

Brickstone House

The refurbishment of Brickstone House was designed to modernise the building by enhancing both its functionality and aesthetics.

Accommodation

Dorothy Garrod Building

This project involved the demolition and partial demolition of the Strachey and Fawcett buildings, with a four-storey student accommodation building constructed in its place.

Science & Technology

26.02.2025

The Optic

The Optic’ provides 95,000 sq ft of flexible workspace and state-of-the-art laboratories, adjacent to the recently completed ARM HQ building.

Workspace

Unit 1-21

Buildings 1 and 2 provide R&D and office space for technology businesses at Cambridge Science Park.

Science & Technology

29.10.2024

One Granta

One Granta represents a pioneering venture, boasting a cutting-edge speculative laboratory and office edifice.

Science & Technology

Whittle Lab

The New Whittle Laboratory, a £58 million facility, will be the leading global centre for net-zero aviation and energy.

Automotive

Aston Martin Wind Tunnel

This ongoing scheme will provide a world-renowned formula one client with a new, state-of-the-art wind tunnel vehicle testing facility.

Workspace

18.12.2024

Unit 22-25

Units 22-25 add to SDC’s ever-growing portfolio of R&D facilities at the world-renowned Cambridge Science Park.

Education

XR Studio

The XR studio project for the Open University, the UK's largest academic institution, involved the comprehensive refurbishment of two underutilised spaces.

Science & Technology

26.02.2025

Project Zeta

One of the UK’s leading science and innovation campuses, and home to over 200 global organisations.

Science & Technology

Babraham R&D 2

The Babraham Research Campus aims to be one of the leading centres for bioscience excellence.

Workspace

Brooklands

Brooklands sustainable business campus represents aims to meet the needs of tech businesses while prioritising sustainability and collaboration.

Automotive

ZF Office and Technical Centre

SDC was appointed to deliver a new high specification Technical Centre and Office building for automotive company, ZF Shirley.

Conservation

29.10.2024

Uppingham Cricket Pavilion

The historic cricket pavilion, built in 1923, underwent refurbishment to repair and reinvigorate.

Science & Technology

NIAB East Malling Research (EMR)

This project for NIAB EMR involved a site-wide redevelopment at their East Malling Site to enhance the company’s current operations and improve the working conditions for the employees at the site.

Science & Technology

20.12.2024

NIAB Park Farm, Barns 1 & 2

Barns 1 and 2 for NIAB are designed to provide a mixture of laboratories, offices, and controlled sporeproof growth rooms.

Education

Northampton College

The redevelopment of Booth Lane saw the demolition of the former campus and the construction of a single ‘landmark’ building with associated ancillary development in its place.

Workspace

The Bradfield Centre

The Bradfield Centre has been designed to encourage collaborative working and innovation.

Workspace

Quad One

A linear block that comprises three-storeys of accommodation for small and medium enterprises.

Workspace

Quad Two

Quad Two is the second landmark building to be constructed by SDC on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.

Education

Kimbolton Prep School

This project involved the refurbishment and extension of Kimbolton Preparatory School.

Conservation

Kettle’s Yard Museum

Kettle’s Yard is an art gallery set within four converted Grade II listed cottages.

Accommodation

Fircroft & Fairleigh School Boarding House Refurbishments

This project entailed the refurbishment of two historic boarding houses at Uppingham School.

Science & Technology

Barton House

The construction of Barton House provides Abingdon Science Park with a new laboratory and office building.

Science & Technology

Civil Engineering Building

This project involved the construction of a three storey building for the Civil Engineering department at the west Cambridge campus.

Education

Faringdon Lodge

Faringdon Lodge is a three-storey entrance building that contains teaching and support spaces for the Economics and Computer Science Departments.

Education

23.12.2024

Science & Maths Building

SDC constructed a new wing containing twelve dedicated Science classrooms and five maths classrooms for Kimbolton School.

Automotive

Building 2

Building 2 forms a pivotal component of Aston Martin’s state-of-the-art AMR Technology Campus, enhancing the site's redevelopment.

Accommodation

Wycombe Abbey School Dormitories

The project provided boarding accommodation for 108 girls and eight members of staff across two houses.

Education

Cokethorpe Changing Pavilion

Cokethorpe School’s new changing pavilion is of timber frame construction, clad in timber panels and finished with a green roof.

Education

Harrison Drive Nursery

This project created a contemporary 650 sq.m nursery for Homerton College in Cambridge.

Healthcare

Project Gemma

Project Gemma represents a state-of-the-art expansion of the Addenbrooke’s Clinical Research Centre.

Conservation

08.11.2024

This project for Christ Church College in Oxford comprised two parts, namely the beautiful refurbishment and restoration of the Blue Boar Quadrangle and the conversion of a seventeenth century brew house.

Automotive

Classic Cars

The development of this 14,000 sq.m. state-of-the-art facility allowed all of Jaguar Land Rover’s Classic operations to be consolidated under one roof.

Workspace

Sherard Building Refurbishment

Located on the Oxford Science Park, the Sherard Building accommodates four storeys of offices and laboratory space.

Automotive

Capacity Uplift

This project for Jaguar Land Rover involved the construction of two industrial buildings, totalling 64,000 sq.m. in Castle Bromwich.

Accommodation

Cowan Court

Cowan Court is a three-storey student accommodation building with curved elevations.

Conservation

Bittesby House Refurbishment

The complete refurbishment of the 1828 Georgian Style Bittesby House and the Kennels Building in Lutterworth.

Workspace

Richardson Building

Located on the Cambridge Science Park, this project comprised the construction of a modern four storey development.

Automotive

Battery Test Facility

This newly established facility equips Jaguar Land Rover with a cutting-edge venue for testing electric vehicle batteries.

Workspace

ARM 1

SDC successfully completed the refurbishment of ARM 1, a two-storey office building, to align with the ARM Cambridge Campus design standards.

Workspace

ARM 6

This project involved refurbishment of open-plan office areas at ARM 6.

Workspace

23.12.2024

ARM CPC1

Arm CPC1 involved the ground floor fit-out of a three-storey building to create modern open plan offices and laboratories.

Healthcare

Curium Pharmaceutical

Curium Pharmaceuticals initiated a refurbishment project at Churchill Hospital in Oxford to prepare the existing building for the installation of Cyclotron equipment.

Healthcare

The Wolfson Building

Forming part of the John Radcliffe Hospital complex in Oxford, these two rectangular forms provide purpose-built facilities for the Wolfson Centre.

Accommodation

Westway Place Student Accommodation and Mixed Use

This block provides one-hundred and eighteen studio apartments for Oxford Brookes University students.

Workspace

20.12.2024

Project Hadar

Project Hadar involved the refurbishment and re-configuration of the four-storey Gleeson building in Cambridge.

Conservation

08.11.2024

Sidgwick Lecture Block

SDC was tasked with undertaking a simple refurbishment of the Grade II listed lecture block.

Automotive

SVO Ryton

This project comprised the design and conversion of an existing warehouse building into a new Special Vehicle Operations venue for Jaguar Land Rover.

Leisure

University Sports Centre

The University Sports Centre in West Cambridge was instrumental in enhancing the University of Cambridge’s sporting infrastructure.

Education

Simon Sainsbury Centre

This project involved a four storey extension to the old Addenbrooke’s Hospital Building in the heart of Cambridge.

Automotive

Cummins Link Block & PV Substation

This scheme comprised the full demolition and strip out of the old toilet blocks and occupational health suite at Cummins Link Block and PV Station.

Leisure

Hangar 1 & Milestone Building

In preparation for the RAF’s centenary celebrations in 2018, SDC was tasked with refurbishing Hangar 1 at the RAF Museum in Hendon.

Leisure

Cranfield United Football Club

This project for Cranfield Parish council provided a new 3G football pitch and sports pavilion.

Leisure

18.12.2024

Project Atlantis

This scheme for Center Parks in Sherwood included the installation of the Tropical Cyclone water ride, the largest interactive four-person raft ride in Europe.

Conservation

New Court

The refurbishment of Trinity New Court, Cambridge, entailed the substantial upgrade of the internal and external fabric to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by 75% and 88% respectively.

Leisure

Bletchley Leisure Centre

This leisure centre was completed as part of the Bletchley town centre regeneration scheme.

Science & Technology

08.11.2024

The Welding Institute

A comprehensive redevelopment of The Welding Institute’s site to create a series of new structures connected to the main Bevan Braithwaite building via a link street.

Conservation

Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology

This refurbishment involved stringent design criteria for temperature and relative humidity.

Leisure