Joseph Priestley Building

Our work over the years undertaking smaller works meant we had a strong understanding of the building and that the building fabric could meet the demands of a major refurbishment project. This enabled us to hit the ground running and meet the tight time frame.

We absorbed everything about the building, all its components including the way it’s serviced, to create a truly flexible design. This allowed us to design from the inside out, taking inspiration from the existing structure and using bio-molecular forms which reflect the science happening within.

Internally, a large, light and open space, stimulating and inspiring students is achieved through extensive remodelling and refurbishment of the ground, first and second floors to improve wellbeing of everyone in the building. Collaboration and socialising is encouraged through a new atrium, with a new fully accessible main entrance, vertical circulation and breakout spaces.

Our geomatic consultancy team undertook a full 3D building scan which provided the University and design team with a 3D point cloud model which was then used as a basis for a BIM model.