building fabric
Combining cladding for effect
Cut-outs provide distinctive identity for University
Bucks New University (BNU) offers vocationally-targeted degrees ranging from commercial pilot training to music management, textiles and furniture, and has over 9,000 students, many of whom are mature students.
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RCHITECT RMJM was commissioned to design a new learning resources centre that could house a wide
range of activities. The resultant building is a sustainable and contemporary structure providing facilities for the whole student body and contrasting with the existing campus architecture to establish a new and distinctive identity for the University.
Unusual shape
The structural envelope uses a steel framing system, Metsec SFS. The structural strength and flexibility of the system make it suitable for unusually shaped buildings. Its main use on the new building was as external wall infilling to the concrete structure. Further framing was also incorporated into areas of the project known as ‘cut outs’. These are large projections from the main structure – the largest spanning four storeys high and featuring large areas of glazing. Each cut out, which is individual in size and shape, forms a 3-D-type entity finished with sloping or shaped walls, cills and heads to create elaborate architectural detailing and optimise
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natural daylight. The challenge was to integrate the SFS wall framing into the minimal structural steel projections and then form the required shapes to each cut out.
Cladding
The ground floor elevations of the University’s new building incorporate Trespa cladding panels and the upper levels are finished in ‘Rheinzinc’, a pre- weathered zinc panel system with an optical blue-grey surface. SFS can be insulated and dry lined and will support a number of external finishes, ranging from traditional brick work to modern rain screen cladding façade finishes. The new building offers space for social
functions, teaching, learning, specialist multi-media and sports science facilities. The diversity of uses reinforces the public nature of the campus and, combined with the 24/7 access, creates a ‘gateway’ building for the University and the community.
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that provides accommodation for 198 students. Designed by Lewis & Hickey architects, it consists of tutor flats, studios and en-suite bedrooms. The envelope of the timber frame building consists of a mix of red and yellow buff brickwork, Trespa panels and JB Natural Clad Tint Western Red Cedar. The architects specified this combination of materials because it created a varied façade that adds interest to the whole scheme and sits harmoniously within the rural campus. JB Natural Clad Tint from John Brash
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was fitted vertically as a feature element above the main entrance and on each corner of the building.
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HE £7.5M Sutton Bonington Phase 2 scheme is the latest addition to the University of Nottingham campus
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