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.
MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 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
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Drawing extract– Reflected ceiling plan
Drawing extract– Coloured floor finishes
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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
MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011
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.
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3D visualisation – Initial proposals
Drawing extract – Coloured wall types
Photograph – Completed project
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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
MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011
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
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Drawing extract – Servery details
EDUCATIONCLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
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