Done Deals: Jan 30, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Ware Malcomb Announces Construction Completed on Award Winning Precision Labs in Germantown, MD

Lori Ambrusch

WASHINGTON, DC – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, announced that construction is complete on 20430 & 20440 Century Boulevard, two office buildings converted to a cGMP-ready white box facility and state-of-the-art lab facility respectively, located in Rock Creek’s four-building Precision Labs™ campus in Germantown, MD.

Ware Malcomb provided lab planning, site design, and interior architecture and design services for the buildings, encompassing approximately 32,000 and 52,000 square feet, respectively. The project was recognized as the winner of the NAIOP DC | MD Design Excellence Award for Best Life Science Facility.

Located off I-270, the buildings are within one of the largest life science clusters in the country and a showcase for creative repositioning of office property.

The campus is owned by Rock Creek Property Group, a Bethesda, MD-based real estate investment and development company with a diverse portfolio of commercial and residential properties.

Ware Malcomb’s science & technology studio worked in tandem with their interior architecture and design and site planning studios in completing the project.

Converting the two buildings into move-in ready speculative BSL-2 lab suites and cGMP-ready space represented a complex adaptive reuse effort as the buildings were originally constructed as office space.

Of particular focus were enhancements to the buildings’ electrical, mechanical and wastewater infrastructure while maintaining consistency with the site’s original zoning.

“This project exemplifies innovation, flexible design and creative repositioning,” said Lori Ambrusch, Director, Science & Technology for Ware Malcomb. “These newly transformed spaces should attract tenants through generation of much-needed life science laboratory space in the region.”

CONTACTS:

Rachel Devany

VP Public Relations

KCOMM for Ware Malcomb

rachel@kcomm.com

Maria Rodgers,

Director, PR & Communications,

949.660.9128,

mrodgers@waremalcomb.com

Sean Boswell,

PR Associate,

949.660.9128

sboswell@waremalcomb.com

Shannon Suess

SEATTLE, WA, Jan. 30, 2024 – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Shannon Suess has joined the firm’s Seattle office as Director, Interior Architecture & Design.

In this role, she will focus on the growth of the office’s Interior Architecture & Design practice, and overall business development within the Seattle market and beyond.

“Shannon has become an integral member of our Seattle leadership team, and her character and focus on mentoring and collaboration is an ideal fit with our company culture,” said Jonathan Thomas, Principal in Ware Malcomb’s Seattle office. “As we expand our presence in the Pacific Northwest, we look forward to the team’s accomplishments under her guidance.”

Jonathan Thomas

Suess brings more than 28 years of unique experience and exceptional leadership skills to Ware Malcomb. Her background includes design and project management roles with some of the world’s largest design firms on projects in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, as well as the United States.

She is versed in all phases of architectural work from concept design to contract administration, with an emphasis on design, project leadership, client interface and consultant coordination.

Suess studied Interior Design from California State University, Long Beach, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design from ArtCenter College of Design.

Additionally, she received a Commercial Real Estate Development Certification from the University of Washington. For over a decade, she has been active as a member of the Urban Land Institute, participating in two invited product councils for Travel Experience and Trends (TETC) and Responsible Property Investment Council (RPIC) Along with active member of CREW and NEWH.

Shannon has been published in various magazines and journals and worked on award-winning projects. This includes the 2021 LIV Award winner for Architectural Design of the Year and 2021 NAIOP Night of the Stars Winner - Historic Renovation of the Year.