SDC

Projects

Creating inspiring spaces through innovative design and construction

St Johns College, Mount Pleasant
12.11.2025

St Johns College, Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant involves the construction of new 132-bedroom student accommodation set within villa-style buildings.

Merlin Place
16.10.2025

Merlin Place

This ongoing project involves the is the design, demolition of existing buildings and new build of the scheme known as Merlin Place.

Stirling Building
16.10.2025

Stirling Building

This landmark project aims to refresh and restore an iconic Grade II* ‘Red Trilogy’ Cambridge University building.

CUH – Histopathology, 1000 Discovery Drive
08.10.2025

CUH – Histopathology, 1000 Discovery Drive

This project involved the internal fit-out of the fourth floor of 1000 Discovery Drive.

T-Therapeutics Fit Out
06.10.2025

T-Therapeutics Fit Out

This project saw the fit-out of a cutting-edge laboratory & office space at Granta Park.

B960 Insmed Fit Out
28.04.2025

B960 Insmed Fit Out

This project entailed the comprehensive fit-out of office and laboratory spaces at Babraham Research Campus.

2000 Discovery Drive
13.10.2025

2000 Discovery Drive

2000 Discovery Drive is a cutting-edge research and development facility located in the heart of Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

The Optic
26.02.2025

The Optic

The Optic’ provides 95,000 sq ft of flexible workspace and state-of-the-art laboratories, adjacent to the recently completed ARM HQ building.

Babraham R&D 2B
26.02.2025

Babraham R&D 2B

Babraham R&2B provides a dynamic environment where discovery and research come together.

Brooklands
20.01.2025

Brooklands

Brooklands sustainable business campus represents aims to meet the needs of tech businesses while prioritising sustainability and collaboration.

Central Spaces
20.01.2025

Central Spaces

This project provides modern and integrated facilities for St Catherine's College.

Harrison Drive Nursery
20.01.2025

Harrison Drive Nursery

This project created a contemporary 650 sq.m nursery for Homerton College in Cambridge.

Whittle Lab
20.01.2025

Whittle Lab

The New Whittle Laboratory, a £58 million facility, will be the leading global centre for net-zero aviation and energy.

1000 Discovery Drive
20.01.2025

1000 Discovery Drive

A versatile five-storey multi-occupancy structure, offering approximately 105,000 square feet of office and B1(b) laboratory space within the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

ARM CPC1
23.12.2024

ARM CPC1

Arm CPC1 involved the ground floor fit-out of a three-storey building to create modern open plan offices and laboratories.

NIAB Park Farm, Barns 1 & 2
20.12.2024

NIAB Park Farm, Barns 1 & 2

Barns 1 and 2 for NIAB are designed to provide a mixture of laboratories, offices, and controlled sporeproof growth rooms.

Project Hadar
20.12.2024

Project Hadar

Project Hadar involved the refurbishment and re-configuration of the four-storey Gleeson building in Cambridge.

ARM 1
19.12.2024

ARM 1

SDC successfully completed the refurbishment of ARM 1, a two-storey office building, to align with the ARM Cambridge Campus design standards.

ARM 6
19.12.2024

ARM 6

This project involved refurbishment of open-plan office areas at ARM 6.

Unit 22-25
18.12.2024

Unit 22-25

Units 22-25 add to SDC’s ever-growing portfolio of R&D facilities at the world-renowned Cambridge Science Park.

Lucy Cavendish College
11.12.2024

Lucy Cavendish College

This scheme provides 72 eco-friendly and modern en-suite bedrooms for students studying at Lucy Cavendish College.

The Welding Institute
08.11.2024

The Welding Institute

A comprehensive redevelopment of The Welding Institute’s site to create a series of new structures connected to the main Bevan Braithwaite building via a link street.

Sidgwick Lecture Block
08.11.2024

Sidgwick Lecture Block

SDC was tasked with undertaking a simple refurbishment of the Grade II listed lecture block.

Kettle’s Yard Museum
07.11.2024

Kettle’s Yard Museum

Kettle’s Yard is an art gallery set within four converted Grade II listed cottages.

New Court
07.11.2024

New Court

The refurbishment of Trinity New Court, Cambridge, entailed the substantial upgrade of the internal and external fabric to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by 75% and 88% respectively.

Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
07.11.2024

Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology

This refurbishment involved stringent design criteria for temperature and relative humidity.

Richardson Building
07.11.2024

Richardson Building

Located on the Cambridge Science Park, this project comprised the construction of a modern four storey development.

Project Gemma
07.11.2024

Project Gemma

Project Gemma represents a state-of-the-art expansion of the Addenbrooke’s Clinical Research Centre.

The Bradfield Centre
07.11.2024

The Bradfield Centre

The Bradfield Centre has been designed to encourage collaborative working and innovation.

Regional Surge Centre
07.11.2024

Regional Surge Centre

Design and construction works for a new 60-bed regional Surge Centre and two Nightingale Wards for Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

University Sports Centre
07.11.2024

University Sports Centre

The University Sports Centre in West Cambridge was instrumental in enhancing the University of Cambridge’s sporting infrastructure.

Babraham R&D 2
06.11.2024

Babraham R&D 2

The Babraham Research Campus aims to be one of the leading centres for bioscience excellence.

Civil Engineering Building
06.11.2024

Civil Engineering Building

This project involved the construction of a three storey building for the Civil Engineering department at the west Cambridge campus.

Dorothy Garrod Building
06.11.2024

Dorothy Garrod Building

This project involved the demolition and partial demolition of the Strachey and Fawcett buildings, with a four-storey student accommodation building constructed in its place.

Cowan Court
06.11.2024

Cowan Court

Cowan Court is a three-storey student accommodation building with curved elevations.

One Granta
29.10.2024

One Granta

One Granta represents a pioneering venture, boasting a cutting-edge speculative laboratory and office edifice.

Simon Sainsbury Centre
28.10.2024

Simon Sainsbury Centre

This project involved a four storey extension to the old Addenbrooke’s Hospital Building in the heart of Cambridge.

Project Atria
28.10.2024

Project Atria

Stands as a beacon of innovation on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Unit 1-21
28.10.2024

Unit 1-21

Buildings 1 and 2 provide R&D and office space for technology businesses at Cambridge Science Park.

Name
Sector
Client
St Johns College, Mount Pleasant
Accommodation
St Johns College
Merlin Place
Science & Technology
Kadans Science Partner
Stirling Building
Conservation
University of Cambridge
CUH – Histopathology, 1000 Discovery Drive
Healthcare
Prologis UK
T-Therapeutics Fit Out
Workspace
T-Therapeutics
B960 Insmed Fit Out
Workspace
Insmed
2000 Discovery Drive
Science & Technology
Prologis UK
The Optic
Science & Technology
British Land PLC
Babraham R&D 2B
Science & Technology
Babraham Research Campus, Biomed Realty
Brooklands
Workspace
M&G Real Estate Ltd
Central Spaces
Education
St Catharines College
Harrison Drive Nursery
Education
University of Cambridge
Whittle Lab
Science & Technology
University of Cambridge
1000 Discovery Drive
Science & Technology
Prologis UK
ARM CPC1
Workspace
ARM Holdings
NIAB Park Farm, Barns 1 & 2
Science & Technology
NIAB
Project Hadar
Science & Technology
University of Cambridge
ARM 1
Workspace
ARM Holdings
ARM 6
Workspace
ARM Holdings
Unit 22-25
Workspace
Trinity College Cambridge
Lucy Cavendish College
Accommodation
Lucy Cavendish College
The Welding Institute
Science & Technology
The Welding Institute
Sidgwick Lecture Block
Conservation
University of Cambridge
Kettle’s Yard Museum
Conservation
University of Cambridge
New Court
Conservation
Trinity College Cambridge
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Conservation
University of Cambridge
Richardson Building
Workspace
CCL
Project Gemma
Healthcare
University of Cambridge
The Bradfield Centre
Workspace
Trinity College Cambridge
Regional Surge Centre
Healthcare
Central Bedfordshire Council
University Sports Centre
Leisure
University of Cambridge
Babraham R&D 2
Science & Technology
Biomed Realty
Civil Engineering Building
Science & Technology
University of Cambridge
Dorothy Garrod Building
Accommodation
Newnham College
Cowan Court
Accommodation
Churchill College
One Granta
Science & Technology
Biomed Realty
Simon Sainsbury Centre
Education
University of Cambridge
Project Atria
Healthcare
University of Cambridge
Unit 1-21
Workspace
Trinity College Cambridge