Matthew Thomas Education Sector Portfolio 2011

EDUCATION SECTOR

MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011

EDUCATIONMIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

Middlesbrough College relocated from four

campuses across the town to a new £68m

facility in summer 2008. The college wishes

to build upon the success of this move

through investing in a new centre of

excellence for delivery of sixth form provision

and a new synthetic turf pitch, both being

located across the road from the College on

the other side of Dock Street.

The College proposes to retain some of the

heritage around the site by integrating the

façade of an original 19th century building

into the contemporary facility incorporating

sports changing facilities, a cafeteria, state of

the art teaching facilities, student and staff

accommodation – alongside a full sized

synthetic turf facility.

The new buildings knit together the historical

red brick buildings with a contemporary

solution of wrapping cladding and large

glazed walls over and around the existing

walls. The spaces are designed to maximise

natural ventilation and other sustainable

options to the college for future energy

conservation. The glazed walls to the street

will give a transparent and open feel to the

building.

Project Value: £3,500,000

Start Date: Due on site in August 2011.


Existing site, adjacent to the Main Campus building

This part of the Middlehaven area is a mixture of derelict warehouses and sites and is considered ‘part of the central industrial area’. The original Masterplan illustrates this part of the development as a leisure zone incorporating sport pitches, parks and green areas, play strips and buildings intermingled within this to support the use.

At present the site (Highlighted by the red boundary line) consists of 3 derelict warehouses with 2 external courtyards and a collection of derelict pieces of land. This is collectively bordered by Dock Street, Lower East Street, Grey Street and Commercial Street, to form an entire site which creates one of the new ‘city grids’ of the proposed Masterplan of Middlehaven.

Proposed Development Model

The proposal involves the demolition of the two 20th Century warehouse buildings, with facade retention and refurbishment works to the mid-19th Century Warehouse building.

The new build aspect has been carefully designed to incorporate the retained warehouse façade. This design includes the creation of the new Sixth Form Centre and sport facilities which provides 13 No. new classrooms, staff and student common rooms, canteen, changing facilities, a new synthetic pitch, and associated external works.

The proposal also included for outline permission for a new Public Realm to be created and future expansion space to be secured for Middlesbrough College.

Site Location Image – Site highlighted in red

3D visualisation of proposals



Drawing extract– Reflected ceiling plan

Drawing extract– Coloured floor finishes



3D visualisation – View of south facing elevation

3D visualisation – View showing retained façade of existing Victorian building.

3D visualisation – View from sports pitch of north facing elevation

EDUCATIONREDCAR & CLEVELAND COLLEGE


The proposal involves the continuation of the

new campus development with the

construction of Phase 2 of the College to the

North West corner of the site, with a new

two storey teaching block and 300 seat

lecture hall.

Phase 2 follows the curved concept

established by Phase 1, with the building

form being generated about the central

nodal point.

Phase 1 originally set out the intention of the

overall campus as a quadrant in the North

East corner of the site however the teaching

wings project from the nodal point in the

entrance foyer, almost like spokes from a

wheel. The rear of the building openings up

to the North, with an incomplete Northern

facade and a unfinished campus image.

The proposed phase 2 development began

to complete the campus master plan, closing

the quadrant and creating a part Northern

Facade, which would be completed by

further phases.

Project Value: £2,600,000

Completion Date: August 2010.

The Proposed Lecture Theatre

The development was complemented with landscaping to both the rear of the site and the newly created courtyard which would sympathetically complement both the design and planting of the current landscaping scheme. A new access road was introduced linking the existing car parking area, to the front of the existing building and to a new parking area to the rear of the site along the edge of the site adjacent to Locke Road. The building caters mainly for students but also hosts evening out of term time Evening Classes, Conferences and Community Events.

Section of proposed new Atrium

This two storey glazed roofed atrium houses the ‘general circulation’, lifts and stairs, together with toilets on the ground floor, sufficient for 300 people and general ‘chill out’ space for students and teachers on both the ground floor and the first floor gallery area. The atrium also provides direct access to an additional parking area to the rear of the new building and to the newly formed landscaped courtyard.Corridors from the atrium area provide access to the two storey teaching wing which houses General Tutorial Rooms, a Small Office, Electrical Workshop and Engineering Science Laboratory on the ground floor and further General Tutorial Rooms on the first floor together with the HE Suite including ‘chill out’ area with internet access, Resource Centre and ICT Suite, all accessed via spine corridors. The atrium also provides access to the 300 seat Lecture Theatre with entrances both on the ground floor and the first floor allowing flexibility when entering the lecture space. The Lecture Theatre is fitted with 250 seats within a retractable seating system allowing them to be folded away to create a large open plan space with the flexibility to be used for various purposes such as exams and College Ceremonies.

The proposed new rear entrance

The Phase 2 development began at the end of the existing central teaching block which was purposely designed with a temporary end facade to facilitate future expansion. This wing provides the access into the new build section, on the ground and first floors, via the existing classroom corridors which would access a new nodal atrium. The nodal atrium serves several purposes; it provides a point of orientation - a linking point between phases 1 and 2, it acts as a meeting /reception area for the Lecture Theatre, it provides a circulation hub for this and future phases, and it also provides a location for a possible second access allowing the building to be zoned and used for multiple functions.



3D visualisation – Initial proposals

Drawing extract – Coloured wall types

Photograph – Completed project



Drawing extract – Section eaves detail

Site photograph – taken from within the proposed library space Site photograph – viewing atrium space Site photograph – Atrium at first floor levelSite photograph – showing new lecture theatre

EDUCATIONCLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN


This Green Lane site is part of the original

College campus and has grown, developed

and adapted to changing demands and needs

over the past 100 years.

During the past few years the College has

assured its commitment to the site by

investing over £1.5M in new studio and

workshop space and a further £0.5M on

adapting the building to meet with the new

DDA requirements for public buildings.

This success resulted in the need for further

investment to meet the growing demands,

and this phase involved the proposed

extension to the College’s existing refectory,

and its success has since lead to further

redevelopment and modernisation of the site

through future successive phased

developments.

The remit from the client was for the new

extension to blend with the existing

buildings, so the style, build techniques and

build materials were carefully matched. This

was however offset with the use of the

spectacular glazed roof which creates the

open air ambience.

Project Value: £150,000

Completion Date: February 2010

Existing Refectory space with extended servery

New Refectory space - showing how the existing and proposed spaces blend together.

New Refectory space showing atrium glazed roof



Drawing extract – Servery details



Matthew Thomas Education Sector Portfolio 2011

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