The first phase of Shenzhen Pengcheng Laboratory in China will be a state-of-the-art flagship scientific research facility, incorporating a series of research spaces, with accompanying recreation, dining, sports and social facilities. The plans have been assembled to create a holistic response to the design brief and the challenging terrain of the site and its surrounding context. The design team has encompassed the client’s vision of a series of research spaces in harmony with the surrounding green landscape and has kept social interaction at the very forefront of the design work.