Newcastle University Campus
Student experience, clear wayfinding and nature
With a focus on the student experience, clear movement and wayfinding through the campus and connecting the city centre, Colour have supported major investment at the university with a number of projects over many years.
Working with FaulknerBrown Architects, the Baddiley-Clark Building ‘provides a central hub for the world-leading research carried out by the Faculty of Medical Sciences’.
The project reflects :
Works within a live campus site with phasing and planning to avoid disruption to University services
Works within and around listed buildings
Creation of arrival and meeting areas
Improved legibility and wayfinding
Compliance with University standards and common specifications
The Baddiley Clark Building provides teaching accommodation for medical sciences and is located on the edge of the campus adjacent to a conservation area in a location adjoining a Grade II listed building which was also refurbished as part of the scheme.
A high quality, civic public realm was created including an approach to soft landscape works to enhance site biodiversity through the creation of a series of native habitats including wetland, green roof areas and a green wall.
During design development for both schemes Colour contributed regular to stakeholder engagement sessions with the University and key stakeholders to ensure that specific requirements were understood and that design proposals took on board comments and review as they progressed.
The scheme achieved an assessment of BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and also won the Sustainability Category of Newcastle’s Lord Mayor’s Design Awards.
AWARDS Baddiley Clarke (Transport House, Newcastle University) - Award Winner: Sustainability Category, Lord Mayors Design Awards & Commended: New Building Category, Lord Mayors Design Awards
AWARDS Baddiley Clarke (Transport House, Newcastle University) - Award Winner: Sustainability Category, Lord Mayors Design Awards & Commended: New Building Category, Lord Mayors Design Awards