Construction on the new building started in November 2018 and is scheduled to be completed by June 2019. Internal works will begin in April 2019. The building is designed to be a landmark with five staggered levels and two large atrias. It will provide learning, teaching, and collaboration spaces for students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and the local community. The building is being designed and constructed to achieve BREEAM excellent standards for sustainability and efficiency. It will feature a variety of teaching spaces, three large prototyping areas, open learning studios, and support facilities like a deli and printing hubs on each floor.
3. CONSTRUCTION HEADLINES
• Work started in November last year
• Work ends at the beginning of June next year
• Internal works start in April this year
• RFIs are already being made to the College
• So far, some minor issues with the piling
• The building works are on track
5. REMINDERS…
• Landmark design.
• Purpose-built.
• BREEAM excellent.
• Five, staggered, levels and two large atria.
•A 21st century space for learners, teachers, entrepreneurs, and
the local community.
6. VENTILATION DETAILS
• Contractors are required to meet BREEAM excellent, and our
detailed specification. Ventilation will work as designed.
• Built-in
redundancy, each core with its own AHU, fan-coils
have local isolation, independent AHUs for technical areas,
24/7 BMS monitoring, designed to be fully operable under
normal maintenance.
• In event of a fire, smoke is vented from each half-floor.
7. ABOUT PHYSICAL SECURITY
•A security strategy is being developed for the building.
• The strategy takes a layered approach.
• Among the objectives:
• Secure the building to authorised entry only;
• Provide a safe and secure workplace.
10. HEADLINES
• All space bookable;
• HD-equipped TV studio;
• The “big space” – 300m2 lecture theatre;
• Teaching spaces ranging from 160m2 to 20m2;
• Three prototyping areas – each 300m2;
• Open learning areas, studios – most over 120m2.
11. TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Ubiquitous wireless and wired access;
• 10 gigabit Ethernet backbone;
• 2x1 gigabit connections to Janet;
• Video SAN connection in post-production, E&I, possibly hubs;
• Enhanced wayfinding and presentation system;
• Screens and smart-whiteboards in learning spaces.
12. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES –
SOME HIGHLIGHTS
• Elearning stack: VLE, ePortfolio, repository, wiki;
• Extra-institutional service integration and interoperation;
• Render and transcode farm;
• Web-accessible files, and printing;
• User-owned technology presupposed.
13. BROADCASTING SUMMARY
• 135m2 studio on the ground floor;
• Control areas on floor 1B;
• Post-production, smaller studios, technical apparatus on 2A;
• Central loan resource on 3A.
14. PROTOTYPING SUMMARY
• Rapid-prototyping and solid, free-form fabrication;
• Digital support for experimental prototyping and making;
• Digital fabric printing;
• High-end reprographics.
15. ENTERPRISE AND
INNOVATION
• Enterprise and innovation area on floor 1A;
• 450m2postgraduate and enterprise and innovation open
workspace;
• Various meeting rooms;
• 200m2 of staff workspace.
16. GENERAL LEARNING SPACES
AND LEARNING SUPPORT
• Exhibition space on the ground floor;
• LRC on floor 2B;
• 300m2 upper atrium – serendipitous learning space;
• Bookable small meeting rooms on floor 3A.
17. BOOKABLE OPEN LEARNING
STUDIOS
• From floor 3A to 5A there are 16 open learning studios;
• Sizes vary, but most are around 130m2;
• Flexible spaces, not hard subdivisions;
• Technology-supported environments.
18. WHAT ABOUT NOISE?
• Specialist areas have specialist acoustic treatment;
• An acoustics consultant is part of the project team;
• The designers are aware that this is learning space;
• Open learning areas will be vibrant and dynamic.
19. HUBS
• Located on each floor;
• Serendipitous “water cooler” areas;
• Vending and tea and coffee making;
• Printing, presentation, and capture.
20. DELI ON THE GROUND
FLOOR
• Open to building visitors;
• Drinks and light snacks;
• Wireless networking;
• Contractor yet to be appointed.