Empty laboratory under construction with steel studs exposed, epoxy floor curing, violet construction laser lines streaking across the frame
Atelier
Laboratory Design + Architecture

WE BUILD WHERE
BREAKTHROUGHS
HAPPEN.

From BSL-3 containment suites to cell therapy cleanrooms — every fume hood placed to the millimeter, every airflow path modeled before a single duct is hung.

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Airflow is architecture.◆
Containment is care.◆
Every bench tells a workflow story.◆
Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.◆
Dead zones kill experiments.◆
The corridor is part of the protocol.◆
Airflow is architecture.◆
Containment is care.◆
Every bench tells a workflow story.◆
Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.◆
Dead zones kill experiments.◆
The corridor is part of the protocol.◆
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Airflow is architecture.

Before we draw a single wall, we model every cubic foot of air movement. Turbulence profiles, pressure differentials, contamination vectors — the invisible infrastructure that determines whether your science is reproducible.

Laboratory cleanroom with laminar flow hoods and HVAC ductwork visible above suspended ceiling grid
ISO 14644
Class 7 → Class 5
Proof

"CFD modeling completed before design development. Every project."

Our computational fluid dynamics analysis identifies dead zones and cross-contamination risks that conventional design misses. BSL-2 and BSL-3 suites designed to ISO 14644 Class 7 and above.

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Containment is care.

A BSL-3 suite that almost meets spec is a liability. We treat containment design the way a watchmaker treats tolerances — the deviation that matters is the one you cannot see until it's too late.

Biosafety cabinet in a containment laboratory with sealed gaskets and negative pressure indicators visible
BSL-3
47 Projects
Proof

"Zero containment failures across 47 BSL-2/3 projects since 2014."

Negative pressure cascades, anteroom buffer zones, HEPA exhaust filtration, and interlocked door systems — each element validated through third-party commissioning before first use.

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Every bench tells a workflow story.

We shadow your scientists before we shadow your slab. The sequence of a cell culture workflow, the reach distance from PCR to gel doc, the ergonomics of a 10-hour extraction — these are architectural decisions.

Researcher working at a laboratory bench with pipettes and centrifuges arranged in ergonomic workflow sequence
2,000+ sq ft
Workflow Shadowing
Proof

"Workflow shadowing standard on all projects over 2,000 sq ft."

Our lab planners have backgrounds in molecular biology, cell culture, and analytical chemistry. We speak your language before we translate it into architecture.

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Rooms built for
real science.

From first-generation wet labs to GMP-certified manufacturing suites — each project built to the specific tolerance its science demands.

Modern cleanroom laboratory with white epoxy floors, stainless steel benches, and laminar flow ceiling panels in cell therapy manufacturing facility
Cleanroom Suite2025

Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Helix Therapeutics

18,400 sq ft
BSL-2+South San Francisco, CA
University research laboratory with open bench layout, overhead utilities, and natural light from clerestory windows
NIH Renovation2024

Academic Research Lab

Stanford BioX

6,200 sq ft
BSL-2Palo Alto, CA
Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility with GMP-compliant stainless steel equipment, pressure differential gauges, and ISO-classified zones
Legacy Retrofit2025

GMP Retrofit

Meridian Pharma

31,000 sq ft
BSL-3Durham, NC
Modern wet laboratory with island benches, overhead reagent shelving, and dedicated vivarium corridor with negative pressure anteroom
Biotech Startup2024

Wet Lab + Vivarium

Cascade Bioworks

9,800 sq ft
BSL-2Seattle, WA
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BSL-2/3 Projects

Zero containment failures

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Square Feet Delivered

Across 12 US states

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Commissioning Pass Rate

First inspection

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Avg. Project Duration

Concept to certificate of occupancy

How We Work /

From napkin sketch to
certificate of occupancy.

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Discovery

Science workflow audit, regulatory mapping, budget framing

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Design

CFD modeling, schematic design, permit documents

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Build

Construction administration, commissioning, IQ/OQ/PQ

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Validate

Third-party certification, punch list, occupancy

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The Lab Planning
Checklist.

Six pages. Every decision point from regulatory classification to equipment clearance. Used by 340+ facility managers to scope their first lab build.

BSL level determination checklist
HVAC & airflow requirements by lab type
NIH grant documentation guide
GMP retrofit feasibility framework
Commissioning & validation timeline
Equipment clearance & utility mapping

Download the Checklist

We'll send it immediately. No sales sequence, no follow-up unless you ask.

340+ facility managers already have this.

The Build Starts Here

Your lab. Your protocol.
Built to exacting spec.

Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you exactly how we'd build it — scope, timeline, and compliance path included.