Ginkgo bioworkS
240,000 sq.ft.
Seaport District, Boston, MA
Ginkgo Bioworks is an organism engineering biotechnology
company that began with a single 18,000 sq.ft. facility in Boston.
The master plan Troika has proposed consists of a 6+ rapid
growth phase spanning 6–7 years. The replicable design
module locates the laboratory as the central hub, which is then
surrounded by the necessary support spaces such as offices,
meeting rooms, utilities, and storage. With the module
standardized, growth is now a cellular process with additional
pods or bioworks’ being quickly designed and constructed to
add an additional 18K sq.ft. of valuable office and laboratory
space to serve an additional 50 scientists. Each phase has
minor specialized adjustments to cater to the intricate details
of the process each bioworks or foundry will serve. Finally, the
pods are branded and themed to provide wayfinding and add
to the company’s character.