Hoare Lea, an independent UK building services consultancy with a detailed understanding of the standards required in the design of science buildings, has appointed Rui Dinis as a Cleanroom Specialist.
Based in the London office, Dinis will work alongside others in the firm’s sector group specialists to develop new and existing capabilities and drive penetration into the emerging pharmaceutical and wider cleanroom market – both in the UK and overseas.
Hoare Lea is experienced in the full range of science facilities, from environmental research laboratories to chemical pre-production.
Dinis outlines the complexities that the sector can present and how the firm is well positioned to address them:
“Each facility has its own particular challenges. Having a brief which accurately documents the purpose of the building is a good starting point to establish direction of the project.
“However, often the brief evolves during the design process, end-user requirements change and we find ourselves having to modify the design to adopt a more flexible approach as to how the building will be used.”
"Capturing these changes and requirements is an iterative and sometimes lengthy process. Having a team of specialists enables us to bring an added value to this process; understanding the requirements and proposing proven solutions makes the whole process smoother and offers confidence to the end-user on our ability to deliver projects”
Science moves quickly and the requirement for facilities that meet the evolving needs of the user move equally swiftly. Along with a specialist knowledge of the sector, Dinis believes that a good understanding of what the end-user needs is key to the success of a project.
“The interface with the end-user plays a vital role in the success of any project.”
”Having a good understanding of the brief, the end-user requirements and having specialists that can bridge the gap in understanding the MEP technical and the scientific requirements is paramount to the success of the project and to the design of the buildings.”
“Further to this, having access to data from previous and ongoing projects enables design teams to implement lessons learned and apply this with the latest available technologies. This will in turn lead to optimum design and buildings that can actively adapt to the climate and end-user needs.”
Ian Durbin, Partner and Sector Lead for Science and Research at Hoare Lea believes that the sector has a bright future: “We are committed to expanding our expertise and capabilities, while building new relationships and continuing to develop our existing ones in this exciting sector.”
