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Oaklands College Gains Planning Permission for
£100 Million New Centralised Building in St Albans
sites in Borehamwood, coming off the hub will focus on a small and large animal care unit,
St Albans City Campus different areas of the curriculum. in an existing building which we
and Welwyn Garden City “Each wing will also feature its are refurbishing, along with a 19th
into a central campus at own learning cluster, housing Century walled garden for the
St Albans Smallford. resources for each of the subjects horticulture department.”
Bond Bryan has in an area through which students The new college will feature
designed a central hub of pass to reach their learning zones.” leading-edge sustainability facilities
30,000 sq metres, which The central hub will be a three such as a ground source heat
will have a total build storey construction whilst the pump which will heat the majority
budget of approximately wings are each two storeys. of the building, solar collectors to
£100 million. “This will be on the edge of the heat the sports hall hot water
Matt Hutton, Project green belt, so to achieve planning supply, both green and brown
Architect says: “The permission we have had to ensure roofs and light shelves to reflect
college’s existing the design sits low, in line with natural light into the building,
buildings cannot be existing buildings nearby,” says reducing the need for artificial light.
adapted to provide an Project Architect, Tim Justice. Principal Mark Dawe says:
appropriate 21st Century “This is one of the first equine “The new college will inspire and
Oaklands College has received learning environment, so the new centres Bond Bryan has designed motivate students, optimise the use
planning permission from St college will become a central for a college, and it will use this of resources, and improve access
Albans District Council for a new campus for all students. The facility to attract Olympic teams to for all.”
build college designed by Bond central hub will feature a large base themselves in St Albans for The project starts on-site in
Bryan Architects. The college is social space and a learning zone, the 2012 Olympics. January 2009 and will be finished
amalgamating its current separate whilst the three distinct wings “The new college will also have for students to arrive in early 2011.
Imperial War Museum North –
Copper Green House
Competition to Develop External Spaces
Copper cladding on the ‘Level 6’ conventional than its neighbouring RIBA is pleased to announce the extraordinary content and design
Green House by Barratt at the BRE projects at the BRE Innovation launch of a new competition which of Libeskind’s iconic building.
Innovation Park demonstrates that Park - comprising the most will seek design proposals for the RIBA Adviser for the competition
there is no reason why meeting the progressive, experimental, external spaces to the multi Maggie Mullan said “This is a
highest sustainability standards sustainable homes in Europe. award-winning Imperial War unique opportunity to create a
should stifle architectural design. Green House has proved very Museum North in Manchester. singular landscape for this singular
Opened in May this year, Green popular with consumers as well, The competition is open to building, responding to the
House is the first house by a winning the 2007 Home for the architects and landscape architects changing physical, social and
“volume” house builder to achieve Future competition with 22,000 with exceptional design skills. cultural context and enhancing the
the highest Code for Sustainable readers of a national newspaper Imperial War Museum North is visitor experience of the Imperial
Homes Level 6, an ‘aspirational voting for it. about people and their stories, War Museum North.”
standard based on zero carbon For its materials, Green House about how lives have been and still IWM North Director, Jim Forrester,
emissions for the dwelling and high achieved an overall score of 15 are, shaped by war and conflict. added: “Our stunning Libeskind
performance across all credits in the Code for Sustainable The museum is located in Trafford building continues to generate
environmental categories’. Homes. The Code makes credits in the rapidly developing Quays much interest and argument,
Designed by Gaunt Francis available for use of materials regeneration area, and with the and now, with the next phase of the
Architects, it aims to make (related to BRE Green Guide development of MediaCity: UK on Quays regeneration underway,
sustainable housing mainstream ratings) applied to key elements the Quays there is an opportunity to we are ready to make more of its
and is designed as a test bed for such as external walls and roofs capitalise on the international focus setting. The challenge is to make
Code-compliant materials, which range from 3 for A+ to 0.25 that will soon be on the area and to the outside areas of the museum as
technologies, systems and for D and none for E ratings. create a distinctive destination and striking, memorable and rewarding
strategies, with potential for mass Various different copper-finished context for the museum. as the building and its displays
production in mind. This prototype specifications are considered in the The external spaces at Imperial already are. To achieve this we are
building will be rigorously tested Green Guide, including materials War Museum North must enhance looking for remarkable designers
over the next two years to assess its for structure, insulation, moisture the museum by reflecting its key with ideas which will give even more
design, construction and materials. control and finishes. All the message that war shapes lives, substance to our mission”.
Copper was chosen by the copper-finished roofs and most against its dramatic exterior, The competition will follow a two
architects for its special copper wall cladding specifications enhancing and expanding the stage process, which at stage one
architectural cladding qualities to considered achieved A+ or A visitor experience to beyond the invites expressions of interest.
contrast with white rendered walls, ratings. Even the few build-ups walls of the internal spaces. A shortlist will be chosen and
alongside its sound environmental with lower ratings could easily be There is an opportunity to do invited to produce concept designs.
credentials. The three-storey, three improved by replacing particular something dramatic and Anyone interested in being
bedroom family home was components, without affecting the spectacular that will at the same considered should visit
specifically designed to look more copper cladding itself. time integrate with the www.architecture.com/competition.
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