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.