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Dennis Sciama Building
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| University | Portsmouth |
| Location | Portsmouth |
| Title | Dennis Sciama Building |
| Contract type | Design and build single stage |
| Contract starting | 08/2007 |
| Contract completion | 12/2008 |
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Description
Dennis Sciama Building comprises staff and student catering, general teaching space and facilities for the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, arranged over four floors with plant space on the fifth floor, together with an extensive landscaping scheme. The elevations are a mixture of white render, brickwork and curtain walling to correspond with the variety of nearby architectural styles. Complex enabling works were undertaken prior to the commencement of the main build. The building represents Phase 1 of a five phase masterplan to redevelop the north campus.
| Gross Internal Area | 3500m2 |
| Net Useable Floor Area | 3000m2 |
| BREEAM type | Please select |
| Architect | van Heyningen and Haward |
| Project manager | Currie and Brown |
| Quantity surveyor | Davis Langdon LLP |
| Civil engineer | WSP |
| Building services engineer | Buro Happold |
| Additional design team members | Terra Firma Consultancy (Landscape Architect) |
| Additional design team members | Arup (Acoustic Engineer) |
| Post occupancy evaluation | Not Available |
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Other interesting facts about this project
The remains of the old city fortifications were uncovered during the groundworks.
Sustainability comments
The design incorporates exposed thermal mass, secure window vents for night time cooling, natural ventilation strategy aided by central ventilation shafts, solar heating and waterless urinals.
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