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6 months agoThese sterile labs are designed to transform into stylish apartments
Lab buildings have been in high demand in the commercial real estate industry, but there are signs that the market is cooling.
Architecture firm NBBJ proposes a conceptual design for lab buildings that can be converted to residential spaces when labs are no longer needed.
The design utilizes a steel superstructure for the building shell and a reconfigurable mass timber structure for the interior spaces, allowing for easy conversion. [ more ]