PureTech Health
Innovation Square Fit-out
Project Overview
- Fit-out of an integrated lab and office space to support the research and development of biology therapeutics specific to the brain-immune-gut axis
- Flow Cytometry Lab and Tissue Culture Lab built to high levels of biosafety standards to support advanced biopharmaceutical research
- Coordination required with the concurrent base building construction to integrate the tenant space with the mechanical penthouse equipment
PureTech Health, a biology research and development firm focused on the brain-immune-gut connection, has moved its headquarters to Innovation Square, a multi-tenant biotech complex encompassing 375,000 sq. ft. of Boston’s Seaport District. The four-story tenant fit-out features open and flexible office space with collaborative glass conference rooms, wellness space and a café/kitchenette adorned in living green walls. Lab space includes the main Flow Cytometry Lab built to the National Institutes of Health BSL-1 biosafety standards as well as a Tissue Culture Lab built to BSL-2 and a Chemistry/Bio-Analytical Lab. Support space includes cold room storage with racks, waste rooms, a microscope room, freezer farm and glasswash room.
The project included modifications to the core structure to accommodate tenant specifications, including the removal of an existing concrete slab to accommodate a new intercommunicating staircase between the third and fourth floors. Loading zones were created on each level by removing a section of the exterior curtain wall to hoist materials into the building from the outside. Prefabrication of pipe racks, ductwork, and sprinkler pipes created schedule efficiencies to meet the project’s accelerated time frame.
