Lancaster University Campus Building Project, John McAslan + Partners Design, Property
Charles Carter Building Lancaster University
Lancaster University Campus Development design by John McAslan + Partners, England, UK
19 Apr 2011
Charles Carter Building Lancaster University Building
Design: John McAslan + Partners Architects, London, UK
Royal opening for McAslan’s Charles Carter Building
John McAslan + Partners’ (JMP) bold new addition to Lancaster University Campus has been opened by HRH Princess Alexandra, in a ceremony that also involved the university’s Chancellor Sir Christian Bonington.
Charles Carter Building exterior:
photograph : Hufton + Crow
The 4,000 sqm Charles Carter building will provide versatile learning and teaching environments within a sustainable, four-storey structure that reflects the university’s modernist heritage. The design will create a new destination within the current JMP-designed masterplan, forming a range of adaptable spaces for the university’s Management School as well as communal working environments for all departments.
Atrium view:
photo : Hufton + Crow
The Charles Carter building, which connects to the central spine of the campus, is the fifth project completed by JMP for the university. It has been designed to create a robust and light-filled building for the university’s 6* Management School. At the heart of the structure is a large full-height atrium space, which brings natural light into the core of the building through a glazed roof light and provides clear visual connections between departments.
The building’s exterior has a strong, formal presence. As in the interior, the facades incorporate a select number of high-quality materials. A monochromatic palette of black brick, glass and aluminium creates simple rhythms in the façade, adding a distinct clarity to the building and emphasising its pragmatic structure and programming.
photos : Hufton + Crow
The new building, named after the university’s founding Vice Chancellor, is one of a series of projects undertaken by JMP for Lancaster University, which also includes the “Learning Zone” and Postgraduate Statistics Centre.
Aidan Potter, Director at JMP, said: “The original masterplan at Lancaster, created a subtle and well-scaled campus. In many regards our work has been to reveal and clarify this framework and re-animate the campus.”
Mark Swindlehurst, Director of Facilities at Lancaster University, said: “JMP’s design for the Charles Carter building has demonstrated their ability to produce a first class educational building at low cost, bringing something new and distinct to the campus.”
Photographs : Hufton + Crow
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John McAslan + Partners
Location: Lancaster University, Northwest England, UK
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image courtesy of architects
Lancaster University Management School Building
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image from John McAslan + Partners
Engineering Building at Lancaster University
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image from architects
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