Arc Institute Wins Silicon Valley Structures Award

Truebeck is thrilled to announce the Arc Institute has won a 2024 Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Award for Best Interiors.

Arc Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to biomedical science and technology, operates in partnership with Stanford University, UCSF, and UC Berkeley. The institution, located in Stanford Research Park, aims to understand the root causes of complex human diseases. The goal of this updated facility is to enable researchers from multiple scientific disciplines to work in concert with one another.

This project involved creating  a state-of-the-art life science research center with private and shared office spaces as well as labs including cell and tissue culture rooms, cold rooms, and lab support space.

On the second level, the “town center,” equipped with a spacious garden terrace, offers an area for researchers, faculty, and staff to mingle and exchange ideas in a relaxed setting. 

The generous landscape design includes a network of pathways connecting to the street and shaded areas for respite, serving as an extension of the interior. The ground-level restaurant, open to the public, can be accessed directly from the sidewalk or a garden entrance.

Ultimately, this facility is more than just a building—it is a hub of innovation where scientific minds can collaborate on breakthrough discoveries, and the public can engage with and benefit from the vibrant community it fosters.

Awarded projects will be presented at a ceremony on September 26 at the San Jose Marriott. Profiles about the honorees will run online that evening and in the SVBJ weekly print edition on September 27. You can see the full list of Silicon Valley Structures Award honorees here.

Truebeck extends congratulations to our client, project team, and partners—thank you for your hard work and collaboration that made this award possible.