The Emery Yards life science campus in Emeryville, California earned a nomination for an AIA East Bay Design Award in the Large Civic category. The first phase of the campus features a 270,681-square-foot building designed for the life science industry as well as a parking structure linked by a network of plazas, parks, pedestrian paths, bridges, and bike routes that encourage connection and seamlessly weave the campus into the fabric of the city.
Flad partnered with BioMed Realty to master plan the multibuilding, laboratory and office campus to offer over one million square feet of cutting-edge, scientific workspace at the center of Emeryville, the Bay Area's emerging biotech hub. This singular campus features five purpose-built research buildings with elevated amenities and a centralized parking structure, as well as a separate, stand-alone facility offering additional amenities.
Collaboration is fundamental to discovery, and the Emery Yards campus is interwoven and energized by four acres of open-air green space and urban areas designed to cultivate community and deliver a safe and accessible environment.
Sutter Health has purchased the facility and is converting it into a medical center.
December 22, 2025