National Quantum Computing Centre, Oxfordshire.

The client: NQCC. Jointly delivered by EPSRC and STFC as part of UK Research and Innovation, with £93 million of funding.

The architect: Hawkins Brown

The expertise: MEP, Sustainability, Security, Fire Engineering, Acoustics, Lighting

The challenge: To provide headquarters of national strategic importance, accelerating development of quantum computing, attracting global interest and making the UK a go-to hub for R&D, while building a resilient future economy.

The sector: Science & research