science museum

Storage Facility, Science Museum Group, Wroughton

Board of Trustees of the Science Museum / 26,000 sq m / £22m Project

Project Details

Client: Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tenants: Science Museum Group

Contractor: Kier Construction Limited

Value: £22m

Size of Project: 26,000 sq m

Project Brief

Feasibility is acting as Project Manager, Employer’s Agent & Quantity Surveyor for the Science Museum Group (SMG) and its proposed new collections management facility in Wroughton. This 26,000 sq m footprint building will house over 80% (approximately 340,000) of the SMG’s collection in stable, accessible conditions.

Project Delivery

  • Nationally significant project
  • Planning consent obtained
  • Building will be low-energy and operationally efficient and set new standards for sustainable collection care
  • SMG's awe-inspiring collection spans science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine
  • The museums welcome over five million visitors each year