We love science. At HERA, we enhance scientific discovery and client productivity through the creation of optimal laboratory environments. That’s our mission.
As architects who are also lab planners and designers, we have a deep understanding of trends, issues and best practices that shape laboratory environments. We bring that knowledge and commitment to every project we touch.
What does that mean for our clients and partner firms? Together, we will innovate and explore ideas to ensure all your project needs are met.
With five primary markets – academic, clinical, forensic, government and R&D – our combined experience from hundreds of projects totals more than 24 million square feet in laboratory space alone. Our depth of experience allows us to examine new ideas in laboratory planning and design, while evaluating them against our previous experience for best practices.
Founded in 1996, we are a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB).
Q&A with Laboratory Planner Rachel Updegrove, Assoc. AIA, WELL AP. You’ve been an outspoken advocate for the neurodivergent community. What is your connection? From my lived experience. I am autistic and have ADHD and OCD. But until I was diagnosed, I didn’t know much about any of these things. I like to speak up to […]
Today the Roux Institute at Northeastern University is one step closer to realizing their new campus, with a groundbreaking of the 245,000-sf Alfond Center. The new building is a learning, research and collaboration building housing wet labs, computation labs, research spaces and classrooms. In addition, the new campus also will include a renovation of the […]
Starting September 2, HERA’s St. Louis office, the firm’s headquarters, will be relocating to 609 E. Lockwood Ave., Suite 204, St. Louis, MO 63119. Although we operate primarily as a work-from-home company, we continue to maintain a physical office space to support our team’s needs and foster collaboration. Our new office is thoughtfully designed to […]