The Wolfson Wing of the Jodrell Laboratory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, received a RIBA Award at the London Area Dinner in May 2007.

This project involved the improvement and extension of the Jodrell Laboratory to create a new three sided courtyard and 2,200m2 of additional laboratory space.

Designed with sustainability in mind, the building blends with the landscape. The south, west and north elevations have horizontal cedarboard cladding, which will mellow with age, whilst the south and west façades are shaded by inclined timber brise soleil louvres. Floor and roof slabs were left exposed, allowing the structure to exchange heat as air flows across its surface.

The team included Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Fanshawe, Atelier Ten and The Michael Barclay Partnership.