◄ The design, by Hopkins Architects, integrates a new CLT and glulam-framed extension with existing buildings, arranged around a central courtyard and cloister. The school’s existing 1934 Grade II listed Herbert Baker building has been carefully opened up at the rear to create an axial connection between one side of the cloister and the more recent 1990s Design Technology building opposite. This architectural move not only showcases SciTech but also consolidates the existing buildings to create a coherent overall campus.
The new elements of the project comprise a three-storey Teaching Building arranged in a linear block, and a two-storey Research Building, which is already home to several pioneering research projects, including the prestigious Stan-X project. Haileybury SciTech fully embraces the aesthetics of timber, with CLT slabs left exposed throughout, utilising its structural and thermal properties. In addition, the use of CLT has substantially reduced the project’s embodied carbon by up to 56% per m2 compared to conventional structural methods. The CLT engineer was Engenuiti and the wood – including spruce CLT (Austria), spruce glulam (Germany), and American white oak – was supplied by B&K Structures, Hanson & Beards, and UKA Systems.
Another seat of learning, Clare College was the worthy winner of the Education & Public Sector category.
Combining cutting-edge technology and traditional craftsmanship, the new River Wing at Clare College is an oak-framed extension to Cambridge’s second-oldest college. The new wing complements and updates the existing court building by providing improved walkways, galleries, a lift and staircase, along with a riverside café for students and faculty.
Rising from a narrow wedge of land between the Old Court building and its neighbouring Trinity College, the River Wing is a masterpiece in skilful design and off-site manufacturing. The intricate oak glulam structural frame makes maximum use of all available space and daylight, while CLT is used for the floors and a three-storey lift shaft. To streamline installation on such a constrained site, large timber elements were preassembled in a factory before being precisely pieced together on-site. The building’s beautiful finish is a testament to significant design detailing and co-ordination, including the creation of 525 individual structural connection details. Timber connections draw on traditional carpentry joints, such as dovetails and mortices, resulting in a startlingly low amount of steelwork.
Top: Uist House has been built with Welsh Timber PHOTO: OLCO STUDIOS Centre: Rhodes House Garden Pavilion PHOTO: FISHER STUDIOS Above: HIAVEN won the Private category PHOTO: PAUL MILLER
TTJ | January/February 2025 |
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The timber species used were European oak (France, Croatia) and European spruce (Austria) and were supplied by Constructional
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