Spanning 23-acres in central Cambridge’s Cherry Hinton area, Mission Street’s and BGO’s scheme will deliver one million sq ft of space across seven buildings. Based on a masterplan by Hawkins\Brown, the development will incorporate a wide range of uses, including R&D, laboratory and office facilities, together with retail units, restaurants, gyms, playgrounds and community events space.
As the former home of a cement works, the site will undergo extensive remediation, and significant ecological improvements will be made which will see the lakes at Burnside re-opened to the public. With accessibility and sustainable travel a core consideration, new pedestrian and cycle paths will be included, linking the park to the central railway station in just ten-minutes’ cycle.
Aiming to combine world-leading R&D and innovation space with community amenities, the buildings will be arranged around a publicly accessible central square and children’s play park punctuated by trees and extensive planting. Public engagement will be enhanced by an artist-in-residence, whilst a STEM-based educational partnership will be launched with the Cambridge Science Centre.
Waterman’s team has been involved with the scheme since the outset, with our environmental experts providing project management for the Environmental Impact Assessment, along with specialist Air Quality and Noise consultancy.
Cambridge Science Park
Published 3rd March 2025
