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PROJECT REPORT: EDUCATION & RESEARCH FACILITIES
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The building is “graduated vertically,” with each of its three stories becoming progressively lower in height and more intimate
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The ground floor houses a substantial canteen which also serves as a ‘low intensity study space’ and opens directly onto new green space and public realm Models and drawings © Jestico + Whiles
Hub accommodates the University’s new Foundation Year programme in the arts, humanities and social sciences for students who have experienced “educational disadvantage,” which welcomed its first students last October. The scheme’s hybrid nature, part coworking office space, part academic space, part public and hospitality, meant that Jestico + Whiles were able to bring experience from different sectors such as workplace and coworking, and cafeteria and bar design, alongside its work in research and education sectors including for Cambridge. This led to a “truly holistic, blended use scheme that responds dynamically to changing needs, says director at the practice, James Tatham. The research projects that stand out in Jestico + Whiles’ portfolio include the Mountbatten Building for Southampton University and the Graphene Institute in Manchester, as well as the ongoing Ray Dolby Centre at the West Cambridge Site.
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Open brief Tatham tells ADF that the Hub and the Ray Dolby Centre (also known as Cavendish III), “essentially function as one project, but they are two very different buildings.” So while there is some shared parkland between them (and a shared ground source heat pump), the Cavendish Laboratory project is more complex, with a high level of servicing and research equipment. It is undergoing nearly a year of fit-out, and is due to finish later in 2023. However, with both projects running concurrently, it was seen as a prudent move to have a single contractor; Bouygues. With Jestico + Whiles’ strong track record in education and research buildings, as well as their history working with the university, they were a natural fit. Tatham says that the briefing itself was “quite challenging,” with this being a world- renowned academic institution; the board interrogated the designers’ suggestions individually, requiring them to demonstrate
ADF JANUARY 2023
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