Services
Construction Management

Owner
SmithKline Beecham

Architect
Ballinger Architects

SmithKline & Beecham
Offices & Molecular Biology Labs
Upper Merion, PA

When SmithKline Beecham decided to consolidate their operations into one corporate campus, they selected Keating Building Corporation as their construction manager. This multi-phased project included the development of a 120,000 sq.ft. Molecular Biology Laboratory facility and 480,000 sq.ft. of Office and Research space.

The building was designed as an integral series of connected wings, rather than as separate buildings in a more loosely organized campus setting. Laboratories were built in 10' x 25' modules to provide researchers sufficient space for AP Chemistry, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacology, Biology, Medical, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutics and Process Chemistry. Secondary interactive spaces were programmed, including conversation alcoves, lounges, and a vendeteria alongside a landscaped atrium. Public conference and lobby areas received high-tech treatments and high-level finishes