Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership has designed a new, mixed-use biotechnology lab and office building on the False Creek Flats.
The future eight-storey building at 1628 Station Street will be located next to STEMCELL Technologies head office. However, the new biotech building is not related to STEMCELL.
![Site location at 1628 Station Street](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1628-Station-St-site-location-960x595.jpg)
![Looking northwest at future STEMCELL Technologies building](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-north-west-960x555.jpg)
The design is a pair of volumes, consisting of two, 40-metre wide boxes adjacent to each other.
![Mix of uses for the new STEMCELL Technologies building](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Mix-of-uses-960x494.jpg)
Across the façade is a louvre pattern that emphasizes the rounded corners. The lobby entrance is pulled forward with a dramatic canopy.
![Rendering of building lobby](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Building-rendering-1628-Station-Street-lobby-canopy-960x556.jpg)
There will be three levels of underground parking with 338 stalls, and parking for 136 bicycles. On the ground floor, there will be a retail unit.
![Rendering of 1628 Station Street](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Building-rendering-2-1628-Station-Street-960x554.jpg)
The development is the second new biotech-related building recently announced in Vancouver. AbCellera is expanding in nearby Mount Pleasant, with a new, nine-storey building developed by Beedie.