McFarlane Architects

The Firm

McFarlane Architects, Inc. is a dynamic architectural, planning, and interior design firm that provides innovative design solutions and superior customer service in order to meet the growth and facility needs of our clients. We specialize in designing corporate offices, research and development, advanced technology, and manufacturing facilities for the public and private sectors, having completed over 12,000,000 SF of projects.

We provide full architectural design, programming, master planning, and interior design services to support our clients at every stage of the real estate process and facility cycle, from initial strategies to implementation and management. Our portfolio includes small tenant improvement projects to fully developed sites of multiple buildings and parking structures. Our experience, capabilities, and R&D industry knowledge have helped us emerge as a leader in the San Diego region.

Clients

McFarlane Architects, Inc. services a broad cross section of the scientific and technology industries, including some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country, private research institutes, “start-ups,” and scientific industry support companies. Although several of our clients are in the same industries, we are very respectful of maintaining client confidentialities. A partial list of our clients includes:

Life Sciences & Advanced Technology

Thermo Fisher Scientific
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.
Ferring Research Institute
Propulsion Controls Engineering
Drug Delivery Experts
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Polaris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Passport Technologies, Inc.
Omniome, Inc.
PetDx, Inc
Alere, Inc.
Erasca, Inc.
Cue Health, Inc.
Neomorph, Inc
PrognomIQ, Inc.
AnaptysBio, Inc
E-Scape, Inc.
LabFellows
Quidel Corporation
Rakuten Medical, Inc.
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Calysta, Inc.
aTyr Pharma, Inc.
Nucleix, Inc.
Genesis Therapeutics
Arsenal Bio
Telesis Bio
Acculab
Emergent Diagnostics
Sapient Analytics
EpiBiologics, Inc.
Bavarian Nordic
ElectraDx, Inc.
Apeximmune

Pfizer, Inc.
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
Precision Diagnostics, Inc.
Bionano Genomics, Inc.
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
Ligandal, Inc.
Qualcomm
Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
Tizona, Inc.
Kumquat, Inc.
Neuropore, Inc.
Halozyme, Inc.
Kezar, Inc.
Scorpion Therapeutics
AveXis, Inc.
BioLabs, Inc.
Ambrx, Inc.
Celgene, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Vector Laboratories
Kate Therapeutics, Inc.
BigHat Biosciences, Inc.
Iconovir Bio, Inc.
Invivoscribe
Actio Biosciences
Ambagon Therapeutics, Inc.
Velia Therapeutics
Turnstone Biologics
Artiva Biotherapeutics
Lundbeck
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Aji Bio-Pharma

University of California, San Diego
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Element Biosciences, Inc.
TriLink Biotechnologies, Inc.
Hamari Chemicals USA, Inc.
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.
Novartis Gene Therapies
Fluidigm, Inc.
RazyeBio, Inc
OncoSec Medical, Inc.
NanoImaging, Inc.
Organovo, Inc.
Metacrine, Inc.
Biolinq, Inc.
Pairwise Plants, LLC
United Therapeutics
Genalyte, Inc.
Aspen Neuro, Inc.
Inception Sciences, Inc.
Plexium, Inc.
Truvian Sciences, Inc.
The Every Company
ViaCyte, Inc.
DTx Pharma
Boundless Bio, Inc.
Zero Acres
Maravai Life Sciences
Native Microbials
Molecular Assemblies
Janux Therapeutics
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
Verro Wellness
Biotheryx, Inc.

Vividion Therapeutics, Inc.
InterVenn Biosciences, Inc.
The Scripps Research Institute
The Hewlett-Packard Company
Amunix Therapeutics, Inc.
National Resilience, Inc
Mammoth Biosciences, Inc
LifeNet Health, Inc.
Iconovir, Inc
NuVasive, Inc.
Arsenal Bio, Inc.
Explora Labs, Inc.
BioDuro, Inc
Mabplex, Inc.
Eurofins
Astellas US, LLC
Dermtech, Inc.
Verdezyne, Inc.
Otonomy, Inc.
Second Genome, Inc.
Verge Therapeutics, Inc.
Firmenich, Inc.
Shoreline Bioscience, Inc.
Epigenomics, LLC
Pace Analytical
QuantumSI
Roche
Excellos
Codex DNA
Charles River Laboratories
Mirador Therapeutics, Inc.
Vitrolife
PinkDx

Developers

Phase 3 Real Estate Partners
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
Alvarez & Marsal
SteelWave, LLC
Montana Avenue Capital Partners
Cruzan
Menlo Equities
BCG Holdings, LLC
Pacific Life Investments

BioMed Realty
IQHQ
Miller Global Properties, LLC
Bioscience Properties, Inc.
Ventas
MIG Real Estate
Shorenstein Properties LLC
Pacific Development Partners, LLC
Center Capital Partners, LLC

Longfellow Real Estate Partners
West Coast Capital
Parallel Capital Partners
Breakthrough Properties
Stockdale Capital Partners
Buchanan Street Partners
Strategic Office Partners
Sterling Bay
Prince Street Partners

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
JP Morgan
Embarcadero Capital Partners
Nuveen Real Estate
West Tech Properties
Harvest Properties, Inc.
Regent Properties
Oxford Properties Group
The RMR Group

Services

McFarlane Architects, Inc. is a full-service architectural design firm that provides architectural, planning, and interior design services in order to translate its client’s innovations into building concepts that bring the latest technologies and discoveries to the marketplace. MA integrates its services to support its clients at every stage of the real estate cycle, from initial strategies to implementation and management.

McFarlane Architects are experts in lab conversion projects. Over the last 6 years MA has designed the conversion of over 7,000,000 SF of office and industrial buildings into fully functioning life science properties. Conversions have include single warehouses to a twenty-one story high-rise. MA understand the entitlements, the zoning, the structural, MEP and physical aspects that make for a viable life science property.

Planning /Site Analysis
Feasibility Studies
Entitlement Research
Interior Design
Site Design
Construction Administration

Test Fits
Conceptual Studies
Master Planning
Space Planning
Construction Documents
Permit Processing

Due Diligence Reports
Post Occupancy Evaluations
Architectural Programming
BOMA Area Calculations
Code Review/Analysis
Lease/Contract Review

Existing Conditions Reports
Corporate Standards
Architectural Design
ADA Accessibility Surveys
Bid Documents

Portfolios

Qualifications

While McFarlane Architects, Inc. has designed a wide variety of projects, our practice has focused on building specialized expertise in Corporate Interiors, R&D, manufacturing, advanced technology, and medical device facilities. We have recruited and trained staff, developed the appropriate services, so that we can offer responsive, specialized services to our clients. McFarlane Architects, Inc. understands the complexities of the various levels of Bio-safety, following current Good Lab Practices (cGLP) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), of doing construction in occupied buildings, making adjustments to functioning infrastructure, dividing the areas of renovation into multiple construction packages, and identifying long lead items in order to complete projects on time and on budget. Our projects range from small tenant improvements to unique first-of-their-kind facilities. The experience of McFarlane Architects, Inc. includes a wide range of facilities including:

Cellular Biology Labs
Clinical Labs
Animal Research Facilities
Analytical Chemistry Labs
Microscopy Facilities
Manufacturing Facilities
Engineering Labs
Environmental Rooms

Molecular Biology Labs
Molecular Diagnostic Labs
Electron Microscope Facilities
Medicinal Chemistry Labs
Robotics Labs
Pilot Plants
Electronic Labs
Animal Behavior Facilities

Microbiology Labs
Pathology Labs
Organic Chemistry Labs
Scale-up Labs
Hazardous Material Buildings
Clean Rooms
Tissue Culture Facilities

Biochemistry Labs
Hematology Labs
Peptide Chemistry Labs
Quality Control Labs
NMR Facilities
cGMP Validated Facilities
Distribution Facilities