Bicycle Therapeutics

Bicycle Therapeutics in Cambridge reimagines the spaces in which scientists and researchers come together to discover new life-saving medical treatments. Reworking its web labs, write-up and administrative spaces, we created an agile, activities-based workplace, accommodating the rapid growth of this life sciences start-up. By removing a dense grid of compartment walls and establishing sight lines across a double-height entrance lobby, we increased the flexibility of the floorplans, creating bright workspaces, and enhancing connections across different departments. Existing laboratories were modernised in situ to retain existing service configurations, offering substantial time and cost savings. At the heart of the workspace, we created an informal meeting and collaboration zone with bespoke tiered seating, encouraging in-person collaboration between colleagues. In addition, we customised meeting rooms for remote collaboration between the company’s UK and US teams. Timber panelling and natural accents across the workspaces create a healthy, welcoming environment for employees and visitors alike, and to subtly brand the reception area, we created a bespoke graphic featuring the company’s global pharmaceutical patents, including its signature drug delivery proteins (‘bicycles’). To complement the office’s lofty entrance and reception area, we created a landscaped garden space to offer outdoor amenity and enhance user wellbeing.