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Tech Foundry 3 - Tech Box Accommodation at Harwell, Oxfordshire

Specification overview

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Accomodation from 5,800 to 135,000 sq ft

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Flexible, design-led, R&D/ light industrial big box accommodation, designed for first/second floor installations to suit occupier requirements

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10m minimum clear internal height

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Level access loading doors

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Available March 2026

Tech Foundry 3: Cutting-Edge Tech Box & Research and Development Space

Located at the heart of the new Harwell Campus innovation cluster, Tech Foundry 3 offers a premier opportunity to establish a cutting-edge facility for single or multiple occupiers.

Positioned on the scenic Curie Avenue, alongside Tech Foundry 1 and 2, this development has been designed to meet the evolving needs of high-tech innovators, combining exceptional flexibility, sustainability, and strategic positioning. The adaptable shell design allows organisations to customise the space to suit a wide range of operational requirements, from CL2 laboratories to full-height clean rooms, making it ideal for businesses with complex spatial and functional demands. Sustainability is at the core of the development, with features such as biodiverse roofing, green corridors, PV-ready roofs, and EV charging infrastructure supporting net-zero ambitions and high operational efficiency.

Each unit is high-specification and self-contained, featuring dedicated entrances, roller doors, incoming services, and plant spaces, with the option to combine units for single occupancy. The building’s structural resilience includes load-bearing slabs designed to accommodate clean rooms, cranes, or two-tier mezzanine offices, offering long-term adaptability for forward-thinking organisations.

Tech Foundry 3 - Tech Box Accommodation at Harwell, Oxfordshire

Tech Foundry 1

Take a look at one of our completed Tech Foundry developments to get a clear sense of the quality, flexibility, and design approach behind the Tech Foundry series. This video of Tech Foundry 1 offers a glimpse into the type of high-spec, future-focused space that Tech Foundry 3 will deliver, tailored to support the needs of ambitious science and tech companies.

Tech Foundry 3 - Tech Box Accommodation at Harwell, Oxfordshire
Tech Foundry 3
Life at Harwell

Companies thrive when their people do. Harwell is designed to bring out the best in your teams, whether you’re a two-person start-up or a FTSE-listed multinational. Our campus combines beautiful countryside with city-level facilities, including on-site food and drink and numerous sports clubs, covering rugby to archery. The facilities are set to expand too, with cutting-edge conference spaces, a new hotel, and contemporary homes in our residential quarter all due to open soon

Location

Harwell is located in beautiful countryside just south of Oxford, one of the fastest growing cities in the UK.

Oxford city centre is just over 20 minutes, drive away, Heathrow is 55 minutes by road, and nearby Didcot Parkway station connects you to London Paddington in just 42 minutes. The launch of Crossrail and the upgrade to the Didcot Parkway Line mean it will soon be possible to reach central London Underground stations in under one hour.

There is a shuttlebus service through the day to Didcot Parkway and Oxford.T

Innovation

At Harwell, your neighbours are some of the most innovative science and engineering organisations in the world. Our collaborative approach supports companies of all sizes, and companies here have access to a wide range of practical business support and funding, from grants and tax breaks to venture capital opportunities. What’s more, being at the centre of the Oxfordshire innovation ecosystem allows you to easily attract and recruit talented candidates from a wide range of fields.

Network & collaboration

Harwell is your gateway to a lively, 6,000-strong community – as well as a unique opportunity for holding talks with leading thinkers, scientists and senior politicians from across the globe. Make new connections at Connect Harwell, our central forum which links up over 200+ companies at inspiring events. And collaborate in our range of meeting room and conference spaces. The campus also organises free Special Interest Groups and Forums, C-Suite symposiums, and hosts university placements and apprenticeships for students in Science, Engineering, IT and Business.

Our clusters

One of Harwell’s greatest strengths is the way it brings people together. And basing yourself or your organisation here gives you easy access to the UK’s most unique professional clusters: Space, Quantum, Health Tech and Energy Tech. Each cluster gathers businesses, organisations and people from across the campus and the UK to share ideas, take risks and attract funding – and ultimately, solve the biggest problems facing our planet.

A healthy place to work

Where wellbeing comes first

Wildflower areas. Fresh air. Leafy walkways and views out to the rolling Oxfordshire countryside. Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Harwell is as beautiful a place for your employees to work as it is inspiring – giving easy access to green space, nature, and various walking and bike trails. A real pleasure to stroll around, the campus also runs a Bicycle Loan Scheme for staff to hire manual and electric bikes.

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How’s your tomorrow looking?

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