Social Learning Space, RVC Camden
Royal Veterinary College
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Social Learning Space, Camden
Completion Date 2010
Contract Value £1.6m
Client Royal Veterinary College,
University of London
An underused courtyard has been cleverly remodelled into this vibrant social learning space, known as the Lightwell Café. On a tight urban site where opportunities for campus development are limited, the fitout at the heart of this 1930s building has opened up the campus both physically and socially. Flexible spaces have been created by connecting to the surrounding library, museum and dining facilities. A semi-enclosed reading 'pod' creates a dramatic focus at the centre.
Brighton Study Centre, East Sussex
Espalier Private Equity Ltd
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Brighton Study Centre, East Sussex
Completion Date 2007
Contract Value £26.5m
Client Espalier Private Equity Ltd
This new centre consolidates Study Group's global headquarters with an international residential college, close to Brighton mainline station. On a constrained site in a regeneration quarter, the design links the Centre's diverse functions; with corporate, academic and residential components each having their own briefs, the spacious atrium and internal vertical street offer a focal point for this diverse community. The scheme, which used sustainable materials and modern methods of construction, achieved a bespoke BREEAM Very Good rating.
Victoria Park Student Halls, Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
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Victoria Park Student Halls, Portsmouth
Completion Date planning approved 2011
Contract Value undisclosed
Client University of Portsmouth
This landmark new building for the University of Portsmouth is located within a Listed Park. The lower floors of the 30-storey tower provide faculty accommodation for two Social Science and Humanities schools, with central shared facilities including a 300-seat lecture theatre, seminar rooms and café. 600 student bedrooms are accommodated above, arranged in a combination of cluster flats and studios. The design achieved a BREEAM (2010) Very Good rating.
Teaching and Research Centre, RVC Hawkshead
Royal Veterinary College
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Teaching and Research Centre,
RVC Hawkshead
Completion Date 2011
Contract Value £8m
Client Royal Veterinary College
This new research centre brings together a mix of offices, laboratories and social learning spaces at the College's main Hawkshead campus. In response to the rural and agricultural setting, the building is clad in cedar, wrapping over the pre-cast concrete cladding on the laboratories. Generous glazing into the heart of the building showcases the College's teaching and learning activities, with exhibits from the Museum of Veterinary College's collection on display throughout the visitor reception.
West Hill Green Student Halls, Winchester
Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
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West Hill Green, Winchester
Completion Date Phase I complete 2012
Contract Value £15m
Client Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
West Hill Green is a phased new build development for the University of Winchester, providing 499 student bedrooms in eight-room clusters, each sharing communal kitchen, dining and living spaces. Located on a prominent sloping site, the scheme has involved a complex planning process. Public and private spaces have been arranged to enable shared use of café, gym and laundry facilities whilst maintaining a secure residential community. The scheme is expected to achieve BREEAM Very Good.
Centre for Emerging, Endemic and Exotic Diseases, RVC
Royal Veterinary College
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Centre for Emerging, Endemic and Exotic Diseases, RVC Hawkshead
Completion Date 2009
Contract Value £3.3m
Client Royal Veterinary College
ArchitecturePLB was appointed by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) to design their new public health clinical research wing as a part new build extension and part refurbishment to an existing 1960s building. The new centre, known as CEEED, provides up to date general laboratory facilities and two Category-3 laboratories designed to ACDP regulations, together with modern flexible office space, write up suites and meeting areas. The spaces are arranged to encourage and support interaction and the exchange and development of ideas within a professional, businesslike atmosphere.
Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester
University of Southampton
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Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester
Completion Date 1999
Contract Value £2.2m
Client University of Southampton
Located within a Conservation Area, the new Textile Conservation Centre formed part of a wider campus development for the Winchester School of Art. Within this leading international research centre, the environmentally-controlled, double height laboratories were designed to benefit from UV filtered north light. A glass wall extends along the first floor as a gallery, enabling students and visitors to view the conservation process without infringing on the conservators' work. RIBA Award, 2000
University of Lleida, Spain
University of Lleida
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University of Lleida, Spain
Completed 2002
Contract Value £6m
Client University of Lleida
This new 8800sqm faculty building for the University of Lleida was won through an international design competition. Lleida's innovative curriculum translated into an equally innovative design solution, with flexible lecture theatres and teaching organised around a four-storey central atrium, and central administration, dining and student services at lower and upper ground. With inspiration taken from the Basque sculptor, Chilida, the form and massing of the building also accommodates a wide climatic range while minimising energy demand.
Buildings and campuses have an increasingly important influence on student applications as well as being significant in attracting and retaining the best academic staff. Facilities need to accommodate the needs of a wide range of users and a variety of activities, many with complex technical requirements.
At ArchitecturePLB we are practiced at working with diverse stakeholder groups, developing briefs and design solutions that balance the varied needs and concerns of different parties. We enjoy bringing our engagement skills, expertise and creativity to the design of technically demanding facilities. These have included laboratories, surgical suites, workshops and studios, as well as social and amenity spaces.
