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West Block
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| University | Central School of S&Drama |
| Location | London |
| Title | West Block |
| Contract type | Design and build single stage |
| Contract starting | 05/2003 |
| Contract completion | 10/2005 |
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Description
The building’s form is a simple, elemental expression of the programme, articulated in response to the context.
Small and medium teaching spaces are grouped together and stacked separately from large performance spaces. The different functions are contained in two distinctly coloured rendered boxes, aligned to adjacent site boundaries, with circulation and ancillary areas filling the residual spaces between.
Zinc cladding wraps and frames the rendered box containing the large performance spaces, bringing the material of the neighbouring theatre down to ground level. Engineering bricks offset the reflective lightness of the zinc and glass and provide a suitably robust interface with the street."
| Gross Internal Area | 2134m2 |
| Net Useable Floor Area | 1534m2 |
| BREEAM type | Higher Education | BREEAM rating | Very Good |
| Architect | Jestico + Whiles |
| Project manager | Drivers Jonas |
| Quantity surveyor | Davies Langdon |
| Building services engineer | Fulcrum |
| Post occupancy evaluation | Available |
| Post occupancy date | 01/06/2007 |
Other interesting facts about this project
Very constrained London location which was designed to be built around a main gas main serving North London
CSSD_NewLondonArchitecture.pdf (PDF 2773 Kb)
Sustainability comments
Passive ventilation
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