Developed for The Medicines Company, a company specializing in scientific research, this project occupies one floor of its office headquarters. The look and feel of the space is more “industrial loft” than corporate, and the informal setting is intended to let participants relax and release their creative juices. The client has as many as 400 project ongoing at any given time around the world. The Project Studio is designed as a place where project teams and staff from a variety of departments can come together and work on problem-solving and brainstorming exercises. Based on the Stanford University D-School model, specific … Continued

Most simulation centers are crammed into back halls of hospitals or academies and are architecturally nondescript. A suburban New Jersey biopharmaceutical firm specializing in advanced medical treatments and surgical techniques set out to challenge that convention. Placed right beside the lobby of the firm’s 167,000-square-foot suburban New Jersey campus, its 8,100-square-foot, ADA-compliant Sim Center is a new lab model for demonstrating and testing new pharmaceuticals and surgeries. The center’s welcoming ambiance fosters collaboration among members and outside consultants in the firm’s first-hand advances. Design process and program Pre-design programming was conducted by interviewing key stakeholders, e.g., senior management, researchers, surgeons. … Continued