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London School of Economics Architect O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects Client LSE: Estates Division Contractor Geoffrey Osborne Structural Engineer Horganlynch Consulting Engineers Services Engineer BDSP (now Chapman BDSP) Contract Value £24.1m Date of completion December 2013 Gross area (sqm) 6,100
Judges’ notes “In the midst of a complex medieval London street pattern, O’Donnell and Tuomey have woven a little of their magic. “This remarkable project is an object
lesson in mobilising the limitations of a site into a surprising and original building. The architects started by taking the geometry of tight angles as gouged cuts and cracks that give light and form, creating a spiral that rises through the whole height of the
structure as a continuous internal street. Outer walls slope and twist, shapes, yet all the accommodation generated seems to be natural and functional. The result is truly unexpected. “The building is made
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of simple materials, predominantly brick – there are 46 standard shape bricks, 127 special bricks out of a total of 175,000, and not a single cut brick. This is achieved with walls that slope and perforate to give shading and have angles that vary in every direction. The use of daylight, natural ventilation and many other details has given the design a BREEAM Outstanding rating. “The building is beautifully
of being novated to the contractors. To build a building like this required a high degree of craftsmanship and care, achieved through the sheer willpower of the architects.”
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Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Client Manchester Metropolitan University Contractor Morgan Sindall Structural Engineer Arup Services Engineer Arup Contract Value £23.6m Date of completion April 2013 Gross area (sqm) 17,320
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
MANCHESTER
Judges’ notes “The major refurbishment of a 1960s tower and the creation of a new building with open studios and workshops has been executed with great skill and innovation. This is a building where the exploration of design and creativity will “It feels as if you are entering a
metropolitan art gallery rather than a university department. This is an atrium with real purpose: providing public and other students with glimpses of works of art and their making. Different disciplines can see what their confreres are up to and are encouraged to mix and collaborate: graphic photography with jewellery. “The welcoming ‘vertical gallery’ space is
open to all, enabling students and visitors
staircases. Behind the vertical element sits the ‘design shed’ where open studios, workshops and teaching spaces provide a wide range of spaces for learning. “This building is a catalyst for the
exploration of design and creativity. As the
school prospectus states, ‘Manchester School of Art believes an art school is more than just a place. It is a bridge between the acceptable and the possible, between what is and what if.’ They could be describing Feilden Clegg Bradley’s remarkable new building.”
Images: Hufton and Crowe
Images: Dennis Gilbert
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