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PROJECT REPORT: EDUCATION & RESEARCH FACILITIES
PROJECT FACTFILE
Architects: Jestico + Whiles Executive architects: NBBJ Structural engineer: Ramboll M&E consultant: Hoare Lea QS: AECOM
Accessibility consultant: David Bonnett Associates
Landscape consultant: Plincke Acoustic consultant: Currie & Brown Principal designer: Currie & Brown Main contractor: Bouygues
orange facade panels contributing to it being a glowing beacon at the heart of the campus.
Public access
As part of integrating the West Hub into the wider site, access for the local community “will be actively encouraged,” say the project team. The two main entrances have been located to provide a pedestrian route through the building that will encourage people to enter and use the facilities such as the cafeteria, and the gardens beyond. Jestico + Whiles says that its ‘biophilic’ design approach “reinforces the building’s link to the landscape.” As a key example, the external rainwater gardens immediately adjacent to the facade are “drawn into the building,” forming two lush internal gardens which are located in “light filled” atria.
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Sustainability & wellness The West Hub is a low-energy building, having been awarded BREEAM ‘Excellent’ thanks to a range of measures including “high performance building fabric” and passive design approaches such as exposing the concrete frame to bring thermal mass benefits. The form has been optimised to ensure that “the natural movement of heat, air and light keep conditions comfortable, while reducing energy demand,” said the architects. Lighting sensors and heat recovery and the ground source heat pump shared with the adjacent Ray Dolby building have helped achieve a 10% reduction in carbon emissions – in accordance with planning requirements to move away from gas as the primary fuel. The building, say the architects, “adopts many aspects of the WELL Standard,” including good quantities of natural light, promoting the use of stairs,
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