Jaguar Land Rover 4th Floor Engineering FacilitySpecialist laboratory environments as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s first major engineering expansion in Bangalore
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Category
Interior Design, Architecture, Global Guidelines
Location
Bangalore, India
Type
Workplace, Laboratories & Engineering, Workplace Strategy
Crux was appointed to design a series of specialist laboratory environments as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s first major engineering expansion in Bangalore. At the point of appointment, these laboratories were not intended to be the first of many phases, but rather a contained requirement supporting an emerging local engineering team.
While the wider project included workplace functions, the laboratories formed a critical technical foundation and were delivered within a live, multi tenanted commercial building.
JLR’s Bangalore operation experienced rapid growth soon after this project began, significantly outpacing original forecasts. The Phase 1 laboratories were therefore required to perform reliably from day one while remaining robust enough to support future expansion that had not yet been envisaged.
Because the building was multi tenanted, early understanding of lab equipment, chemical usage, weight loads, and waste connections was essential. The laboratories could not be designed in isolation; they needed to coexist safely and responsibly within a shared asset.
“Through early technical intelligence and cross-regional alignment, Crux established a laboratory framework that enabled immediate delivery while quietly setting the foundation for Jaguar Land Rover’s future engineering expansion in Bangalore.”
— Heather Saunders, Founder | Principle
Key Features
• Phase 1 laboratory delivery for JLR’s Bangalore engineering operation
• Early technical interviews informing equipment, connections, and servicing strategy
• Safe integration of specialist labs within a shared commercial building
• Translation of global lab standards into a locally buildable solution
• Set technical and safety benchmarks later adopted across subsequent phases
Crux undertook detailed interviews with engineering teams to understand what equipment would be installed, how it would be powered, cooled, serviced, and maintained, and what implications this had for structure, MEP systems, chemical handling, and waste management.
This intelligence informed room data sheets, spatial allowances, and servicing strategies from the outset, ensuring the laboratories were safe, compliant, and buildable within the constraints of the building. Interviews were also informed by learnings from other JLR sites, allowing Crux to anticipate risk points and infrastructure requirements before they emerged on site.
Crux acted as a bridge between UK based stakeholders and the locally embedded leadership team, aligning global expectations with practical delivery realities.
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“This phase demonstrated the strength of Crux’s global design guidelines in action—providing a clear, adaptable framework that safeguarded safety, performance, and compliance while enabling confident local delivery and future scalability for JLR.”
— Heather Saunders, Founder | Principle
This project highlights Crux’s strength in laboratory planning within constrained, multi tenanted buildings. By grounding design decisions in early technical interviews and feasibility analysis, we help clients deliver laboratories that are safe, compliant, and resilient from day one. Early involvement allows risk to be designed out rather than managed later.