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UCL Student Centre

Location: London, UK
Client: University College London
Completion: 2018

The UCL Student Centre offers student study spaces, an information centre, a cafe and an exhibition space within the heart of the Bloomsbury Campus. The building is the flagship for sustainability at University College London, having achieved a BREEAM Outstanding accreditation for its innovative passive and active low carbon strategies that can function in both natural or mechanical ventilation mode, depending on internal conditions and ambient temperatures.

 
rendering of the adaptive reuse Bata Shoe Factory project refurbishment into residential apartments
small study nook with cherry coloured walls, couches and tables, and wooden ceiling slats
inside UCL Student Centre showing staircases and bridge walkways connecting various levels, all in soft polished concrete
looking down an atrium / stairwell in UCL Student Centre showing many striking staircases and wooden cladding on the walls of each floor
lounge area in UCL Student Centre with green couches and seating, white polished concrete staircases, and wooden ceiling features