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Architects: Design Engine
- Area: 736 m²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Nick Kane
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Manufacturers: Allermuir, Casala, Ibstock, Jade Aden, Logix, Offspring, Orangebox, Schüco, SpaceStor
![Student Centre in the Arts University Bournemouth / Design Engine Architects - Brick, Column, Windows, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5659/dfc5/e58e/ce15/3300/03c2/newsletter/1234_N7_300dpi.jpg?1448730547)
Text description provided by the architects. A suite of new buildings providing improved and expanded facilities for the Universities’ Student Services, Student Union, and Facilities Management departments.
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Two-storey brick-clad new buildings, together with re-clad and refurbished existing spaces, provide improved reception areas, new staff offices and meeting spaces, including dedicated consultation and counselling rooms, and a GP surgery space, connected by a new foyer, stair and lift.
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A sculptural steel external canopy extends over the road to visually link the new spaces, and well as identifying the building entrance and adding impact in defining a new approach to the AUB campus. The brickwork cladding and aluminum facades have been detailed to appear both contemporary and also integrate with existing buildings on the site.
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The construction system uses a innovative form of insulated concrete formwork, which together with triple-glazed facades, and bespoke mechanical and environmental systems, are designed to target ‘Passivhaus’ environmental performance standards, producing a highly insulated and air-tight building envelope that minimises the buildings energy consumption and running costs in use.
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Internal structure and finishes have been optimised for acoustic control, and care has been taken to select furniture and specifiy colours and fabric finishes that create a suitable sense of comfort and coherence to the building interiors that supports the atmosphere of communication and counselling which was at the heart of the clients brief for the project.
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The Arts University Bournemouth is nationally and internationally recognised as a leading university offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance. This project is an initial phase of a master plan by Design Engine for the expansion and development of the Arts University campus at Wallisdown, Poole.
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