Biotech Site Design

WHB has had long-lasting relationships with many life science developers in the Bay area and is currently serving as the Civil Engineer of Record for multiple major biotech campus developments. 

One on-going project is the Kilroy Oyster Point development, which is a  public/private partnership development project located on an approximately 80-acre site at the end of Oyster Point Boulevard in South San Francisco.  The project includes the construction of 11 biotechnology research & development/office buildings, a hotel, a marina park, open space, three parking structures, new streets and utilities, a parking lot, a sanitary sewer pump station, Bay Trail, and other BCDC improvements and a public beach.

Roughly 50-acres of the project is underlain by landfill refuse and bay mud, with an existing engineered clay cap.  To make room for building foundations and a clean-soil utility corridor in the new street, refuse was relocated on site and a new clay cap installed.

In addition to the public improvements, WHB was involved in the entitlements process for the project, including the private Kilroy Oyster Point Phases 2-4 Precise Plan.  We provided the schematic plans for street design, grading, drainage, utilities, stormwater treatment, erosion control, fire access, and hydrant location.

In addition to Kilroy Oyster Point, WHB is also serving as the Civil Engineer of Record for the Shore in Brisbane, The Cove in South San Francisco, and a myriad of improvement projects on Genentech’s South San Francisco campus.  These campuses are seen in the photo below. We are proud to play a key role in creating new life science spaces that will provide health care for those in need.