Voice Architecture Lab (VAL) wins the 13th Architizer A+Awards as a Popular Choice Winner

26 Aug 2025

Global design recognition

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Voice Architecture Lab (VAL) is honoured to share that the WuXi AppTec Nantong site (Phase I) has been selected as the Popular Choice Winner in the Factory & Warehouse category of the Architizer A+Awards, announced recently by the internationally renowned architectural media platform Architizer.

Where city and science meet through human experience

Located near the coast of the Yangtze River Delta, this R&D campus is a key facility for the client and contains administrative offices, laboratories, warehouses, and more.

The design focuses on the modernity, scientific atmosphere, and rigour of next-generation drug research and development. Eight main buildings on the campus are grouped into two clusters, presenting an artfully undulating landscape of high east and low west in an expansive setting. The Z-shaped laboratory building and the R&D office area are arranged to enclose one another, forming a distinctive and iconic urban frontage.

The façade incorporates functional ventilation and natural light solutions; white vertical elements not only provide effective shading, but also simplify the complexity of the façade due to differences in internal drug R&D processes.

The final result is a harmonious blend of industrial, technological, and human elements, with a rich spatial hierarchy that creates an enduring image for the drug R&D campus.