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Client: Lancaster University
BREEAM Awards 2012 - Winner - Higher Education
This exciting development at Lancaster University combines academic groups (Art, Design, Music, Theatre Studies), public arts facilities (Peter Scott gallery, Nuffield Theatre, International Concert Series) and the centre of excellence, ImaginationLancaster.
The client’s project objectives included delivery of a highly sustainable building on a tight budget. The resulting design uses a prefabricated cross laminated timber structure which is sustainably sourced, with low CO2 levels and high levels of air tightness. The building is then wrapped in translucent cladding which filters varying degrees of light into the interior.
LICA achieved the first ever BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating for a higher education building under BREEAM Higher Education 2008. To make this achievable, Hoare Lea BREEAM Assessors worked closely with the client and the design and construction teams to target the majority of the credits across the nine BREEAM sections.
Client: University of Plymouth
The 36 million, 13,000m² building houses the university's Faculty of Arts, with design studios, cinema, theatres, cafe , galleries and teaching spaces for 2,300 students.
A glazed south facade, high occupant density and a city centre location presented significant challenges in respect of noise, pollution, energy, materials and waste. These challenges were addressed using rainwater harvesting, leak detection, low-flush toilets, water meters, photovoltaics, low-energy lighting and daylight dimming together with a low-energy displacement ventilation system and a perimeter trench heating system. Hoare Lea successfully delivered a sustainable design, with adaptable engineering services for future flexibility.
Client: University of Warwick
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards 2010
Winner - Building Services (Medium Firm)
The 13 million four-storey building (designed for the Universities Manufacturing Group) is designed around a central first floor concourse where staff, students and visitors can gather in informal meeting areas. Facilities include research labs, visualisation and demonstration rooms, meeting and presentation rooms, open-plan office accommodation and a lecture theatre.
Hoare Lea acted as environmental design, mechanical and electrical engineer. Hoare Lea Acoustics also assessed the performance requirements of the sound booth, lecture theatre and atrium space.
Environmental issues have been at the forefront of the design. A holistic approach ensured energy use and carbon emissions were considered in all areas of the building's operation. The building achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Client: Oxford University Estates Directorate
This new £28 million departmental building is arranged in two separate wings around a common open atrium. The office wing has five floors of cellular/open plan mixed mode academic offices, teaching rooms and common room with panoramic views over the City. The laboratory wing has four floors plus a single level of basement and comprises bespoke teaching and research laboratories, general teaching spaces and support spaces such as workshops and rock cutting facilities in the basement.
Key design features include a metal free geochemistry laboratory suite, extensive services diversions over existing site and a ground source heat pump installation providing 38% of the annual energy requirements of the building.
Hoare Lea acted as MEP consulting engineers for the project and also provided acoustics, lighting and fire engineering input.
Client: Lancaster University
RIBA Awards 2011 – Winner – North West Region
The Charles Carter Building (named in honour of the University’s founding Vice Chancellor) provides versatile learning and teaching environments within a sustainable, four-storey structure that reflects the university's modernist heritage.
The 4000m2 building is based on commercial office design principles and has received a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. The new building acts as the university’s impressive 6* Management School.
Client: Imperial College
The L Block development will provide a six storey scientific research facility for Imperial's Academic Health Science Centre, including one of the largest cardiovascular research facilities in Europe.
Hoare Lea has provided mechanical and electrical design services and specialist advice including fire engineering, acoustics, thermal modelling, vertical transportation, facade access and BREEAM assessment.
Client: University of Exeter
Michelmores and Western Morning News Commercial Property Awards 2011 – Winner – Building of the Year
The development comprises a 500 bedroom student accommodation, incorporating Feng Shui design and a new teaching block.
The scheme provides a high quality teaching environment for overseas students. It includes naturally ventilated teaching classrooms that utilise the thermal mass of the concrete building structure.
Hoare Lea carried out the design of the mechanical and electrical systems, from initial concept to detailed design, as well as fire engineering and architectural acoustics.
Client: University of the West of England
The scheme comprised the extension of the existing R Block building at the University of the West of England, Frenchay campus.
The building accommodates the Faculty for the Built Environment and incorporates various low and zero carbon technologies including biofuel boiler, ground coupled ventilation, photovoltaic cells and solar hot water heating. The building offers greater flexibility and purpose built spaces, as well as enhanced environmental performance.
Client: Lancaster University
BREEAM Awards 2012 - Winner - Higher Education
This exciting development at Lancaster University combines academic groups (Art, Design, Music, Theatre Studies), public arts facilities (Peter Scott gallery, Nuffield Theatre, International Concert Series) and the centre of excellence, ImaginationLancaster.
The client’s project objectives included delivery of a highly sustainable building on a tight budget. The resulting design uses a prefabricated cross laminated timber structure which is sustainably sourced, with low CO2 levels and high levels of air tightness. The building is then wrapped in translucent cladding which filters varying degrees of light into the interior.
LICA achieved the first ever BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating for a higher education building under BREEAM Higher Education 2008. To make this achievable, Hoare Lea BREEAM Assessors worked closely with the client and the design and construction teams to target the majority of the credits across the nine BREEAM sections.
