Architectural design concept

Lyons, a Melbourne-based architectural and urban design practice, won the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) design contract in a selective entry competition. Its recent projects include major commercial buildings, university, education and training facilities. Lyons has been the recipient of numerous architectural awards including the Victorian Architectural Medal, national design awards and national sustainability awards.

These videos present an artist's impression of the Lyons design concept for the LIMS facility. You can also view the construction progress in real-time.

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Walking east from Science Drive, with the R L Reid (Agricultural Science) building at left, the new 6 level La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Building, with its stunning "molecular" design theme, and state-or-the-art laboratories and facilities, appears at right. Passing the sweeping stairway, which leads to the first-floor main entrance of LIMS, we walk along the north side of the new building, past the large picture windows of the main lecture theatre, to a covered outdoor meeting area facing spacious gardens. Turning right at the eastern end of the building, we walk between the Borchardt Library and LIMS toward the Physical Sciences 3 Building, with the Agora just beyond. Turning right again, we walk along the south side of LIMS, with the Physical Sciences 3 Building to our left, toward the Physical Sciences 4 Building, which adjoins the south-east corner of LIMS.

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Starting off from the north-west corner of Agora, we walk north, with the Borchardt Library on our right and the Physical Sciences 3 Building to our left. We arrive at the south-east corner of the new 6 level La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Building. Passing beside the long stairway, which leads to the first-floor eastern entrance, we walk below the bridge which links the Library concourse level to the LIMS first-floor eastern entry. As we pass LIMS we stroll to the left, onto the spacious lawn area and meeting space, with LIMS and its stunning "molecular" design theme, and state-or-the-art laboratories and facilities, to our left. The R L Reid (Agricultural Science) Building is across the gardens, at right.