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38 PROJECT REPORT: EDUCATION & RESEARCH FACILITIES


The dramatic statement timber roof appears to float above a ribbon of glazing beneath, creating an impression of lightness


facility that allows the project’s partners Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), WMG, Tata Motors, and the University of Warwick to work together under one roof successfully, efficiently, and where necessary, discreetly. The aim was to create future vehicles and personal mobility solutions with the benefits a shared facility brings, as well as to deliver the skills required to keep the UK globally competitive. This collaboration between manufacturers and the university sat at the heart of Cullinan Studio’s concept for the project, creating an environment for the research groups that would halve the time from idea to production.


Featuring a vast engineered timber roof, one of the largest in the world, and precision engineered by Arup, an innovative ‘village’ plan, and a wide range of flexible and functional spaces, it is unsurprising the project has received the array of awards it has since its completion in 2020. Despite a challenging brief, the completed building has picked up the Structural Award at the 2020 Wood Awards, as well as the American Institute of Architects Design Award for Sustainability, and the BCO Regional Award for innovation, among others.


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“Most science buildings get tucked out of the way and surrounded by car parks, with


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landscape used to defend their privacy,” says Roddy Langmuir, a practice leader at Cullinan Studio.


“NAIC was different; we wanted to open up the research building and bring industry into the heart of academia, and make it a centrepiece of people’s arrival on campus.” As Roddy explains, on approach into the main entrance onto the university campus, the dramatic statement timber roof appears to float above a ribbon of glazing, creating an impression of lightness – which is no mean feat for a building with a gross internal area of 33,000 m2


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The imposing scale of the building is softened however by gently undulating aluminium mesh cladding that complements the landscape maturing around it. Designed by Grant Associates, the landscaping includes a water course, mixed beds of wild native plants, and spaces designed for students and researchers to gather, rest, work or simply pass through.


Everyone enters the building through this space and into the single shared porch beneath the coffered timber canopy, which creates a natural gathering space at a key junction of routes across campus. The entrance then opens up a view into the main engineering hall, which leads building users into the collaborative hub. This is a layered landscape of internal terraces, designed with the concept


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