Supporting science for the 21st century and beyond

Designed to nurture discoveries that will shape the biotech industry, the new Vantage Development offers a cutting-edge, purpose-built, life science campus to serve the region's academic, commercial, and industrial science and technology research institutions.

The development opened in 2024 with two scientific workplace buildings and the Hanger, a two-story amenity building, all three of which are certified LEED Gold. The master plan envisions six buildings totaling more than 1.7 million square feet on the 19-acre life science campus.

Considering South San Francisco's industrial past and its history of railroads and stockyards, the design embraces the site's advantages and takes exceptional care to create exterior spaces that forge connections among the buildings and across the site. A pedestrian plaza flows around the buildings, helping to foster community by offering an abundance of space for recreation and collaboration. It can host day-to-day outdoor meetings, activities, and events, becoming a natural extension of the workplace.

Vantage's iconic sculptural massing and distinctive articulation anchors the intersection and front door of the campus with the site's modern aesthetic. The prominent six-story building's floors step outward, cantilevering toward the site's northeast corner, while the second building's five stories subtly extend this architectural statement across the site, establishing a unified aesthetic.

The exterior glazing color and reflectivity are based upon the concept of crystalline structures, with the façades appearing to change from solid to clear as viewers move around both buildings. The glass shell also offers solar heat and daylight control with articulated fins, frit patterns, and solid spandrels.

Combined, the two science buildings offer more than 342,000 square feet of leasable, state-of-the-art life science laboratory and office facilities at the heart of the region's biotechnology corridor. Both buildings provide flexible floor plans to enable tenants to adapt to their own needs and workspace configurations.

The 40,000-square-foot Hangar amenity building offers an eclectic food hall featuring local chefs, a full-service rooftop bar, fitness center, conference space, and more. The building is organized around a central monumental stair with informal seating areas in a double-height, open lobby.

With a modern design inspired by airplane hangars, the upscale amenities building honors the area's industrial past and its role as the birthplace of biotech. The exterior wall is designed to allow for flexibility and connection to the outdoor spaces. The enclosure is composed of metal panel cladding with large glass openings, continuing the architectural character of the other buildings on site.