St. Alphege Learning & Teaching Building / Design Engine Architects

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Text description provided by the architects. The University of Winchester’s brief was to initially provide 8 teaching spaces within a new building for approximately 600 students. The site with an existing 1920’s exam hall, was adjacent to an existing 1970‘s teaching building which had to remain partially operational during construction. Phase 2 of the works, converted a further two lecture spaces to the existing building and provided two additional lecture rooms and open learning space as part of a rooftop extension. As part of the University’s aspiration to drive higher standards of excellence for studying and the student experience, the building was set to achieve BREEAM excellent from the outset of the project. This has seen innovative technology and design used to harness and control passive environmental factors to give a more comfortable and controllable space, thus aid teaching and wellbeing as well as the obvious environmental benefits of natural light, natural ventilation and reduced energy consumption. As well as providing excellent teaching rooms, particular attention was given to the external areas between campus buildings, which form a critical social space and important frontage for the University of Winchester.