Interloop Architecture was asked to develop a site, building, and program study for 60 units of new housing on the campus. Four potential sites were studied on the campus, each with unique organizational strategies. Critical to the study is to demonstrate how each site scheme shapes the communal role of housing on the Janelia Farm campus. Quality long-term housing will support the rigorous work style of the scientists - many with families - and will serve as a recruiting tool for Janelia Farm.
Janelia Farm Research Campus is a scientific research center, located on a 689 acre property in Loudoun County, Virginia, on the bank of the Potomac River. Existing facilities opened in 2006 and include a research laboratory building (by architect Raphael Viñoly), conference housing, and visitor housing. The campus leads Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s neuroscience research labs, competing globally for the top post-docs, fellows, and scientific staff. At Janelia, emphasis is placed upon collaboration and team-based research.
