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Bioaster

Offices and laboratories for the Technological Research Institute (IRT).

Bioaster is a Technological Research Institute (IRT) dedicated to technological innovation in microbiology and infectious diseases. Jointly developed by public entities such as Lyonbiopôle, INSERM, and CNRS, and private organizations like the Institut Pasteur and Sanofi, it is a flagship program in terms of architecture and environmental quality, located in the heart of the Lyon Gerland Biodistrict.

This 3,800 m² innovation center, including 2,200 m² of P2 and P3 laboratories, offers collaborative workspaces designed to host both industrial and academic research teams. Some laboratories are delivered as “shell and core” to allow for future customization, and the layout is designed for reversibility and flexibility. The architectural language is distinctly contemporary, with a glass prow volume that creates a breakthrough along the axis of Avenue Tony Garnier.

Today, Bioaster is seen as a symbol of the biopole.

Client : IRT Bioaster

Location : Lyon, France

Size : 5 830 m² de SDP m²

Status : Delivered

Date : 2015

Key points

  • Biosafety level 2 and 3 (P2 and P3) laboratories for virology research.
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging platform.
  • Thermal, visual and acoustic comfort.
  • Ease of maintenance (management, programming and monitoring of consumption).

Environmental perfomances

  • Double metal-glass façade.
  • Solar production system controlled by a weather station.
  • Local and self-sufficient vegetation.
  • Bioclimatic design.
  • Low environmental impact materials.
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Design Intent – Guiding Principles

The project is primarily developed in alignment with Avenue Tony Garnier. The North-East façade is occupied by offices, while the South-West façade houses laboratories. The overall orientation of the building on the site supports functionality, and the linear layout of offices and laboratories is optimal. The building’s morphology forms a prow that extends to the south. This prow contains shared meeting rooms as well as the main staircase. Both visitors and staff benefit from these high-quality spaces, which are generously oriented toward Gerland Park.

The glass volume of the Bioaster building creates a break in the avenue’s axis, establishing it as a symbol of the biopole.

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The North-East façade is composed, on the four upper floors, of a curtain wall with glazed modules measuring 1.35 m in width and 3.2 m in height. A horizontal strip clad in 80 cm-high lacquered aluminum panels marks each floor. Thermal comfort in the offices is ensured by a solar shading system fixed to maintenance walkways. This protection consists of 200 mm-wide adjustable lacquered aluminum louvers, supported by vertical uprights spaced 2.70 m apart. On the ground floor, the façade features a spandrel clad in horizontally coursed stone, matching the annexes built around the perimeter of the service courtyard.

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Team

Patriarche (Architecture, MEP Engineering, Environmental Quality, Cost Management, Urban Planning, Signage)

Partners

Plantier
Auberger Favre
Reflex’éco

Credits

Photos : ©Takuji Shimmura

Program

Industrial
Offices
R&D-Labs