Medimmune Plans New Corporate HQ in Gaithersburg

Medimmune has selected the Washington office of HOK, P.C., to provide site planning, architecture, and interior and graphic design for Phase 1 of  its new corporate headquarters at a 25-acre site in Gaithersburg. The campus-style biotechnology complex will include a 60,000-sf R&D facility on three levels and a five-level, 150,000-sf administrative facility, connected by a covered walkway. The entire headquarters project will be constructed in three phases over the next several years, with an initial phase total building cost of $70 million.  Amenities will include a covered parking lot, a deli/café, health club, conference center, and shared conference rooms. Other members of the project team are Syska & Hennessy of Fairfax County, Va. (MEP);   Cagley & Associates of Rockville, Md. (structural engineering); and Steve Rosenstein & Associates of White Plains, NY (laboratory consultant.)