Tremough Innovation Centre
Cornwall, UK
Services
People
project overview
Dynamic office space enabling businesses to flourish
We delivered the flexible Tremough Innovation Centre (TIC) to host new and existing start-up companies. Designed for creative and innovative media entrepreneurs, the building can be easily adapted to support their work as they grow.
The centre offers fantastic working, meeting and socialising spaces, providing the facilities for people to connect, work and thrive.
Sitting on the campus of the Combined Universities of Cornwall Tremough College site, outside of Falmouth, TIC has a strong visual presence, attracting a wealth of businesses in the region.
challenges and solutions
Taking advantage of the landscape
The site topography slopes away from the remaining campus, and though set at different levels, the risk was that the building would be seen as exclusive.
We took full advantage of the slope; arranging the foyer and circulation spaces to overlook the stunning surrounding countryside, creating a pleasant addition to the setting.
Another challenge was that TIC was constructed on a complex site which required ecological, archaeological and ground investigations.
Whilst this placed significant pressure on the budget, we delivered our client a successful development adapted to its typology and sensitive to its local environment.
The Tremough Innovation Centre (TIC) will provide an important link to University College Falmouth’s forthcoming Academy for Innovation & Research (AIR). It will establish the next step in a vital supply chain, with AIR initiating, incubating and nurturing creative ideas and products for Cornwall’s businesses, which can then be developed further in the context of the TIC.”
Professor Anne Carlisle
University College Falmouth’s Rector and Chief ExecutiveSustainability
A smart approach
It was our intention to create a sustainable, quality building where people’s enjoyment of the spaces is increased and overall maintenance and costs are reduced.
A
EPC Rated
B
DEC Rated
65%
Bulk materials sourced within 50 miles
25%
Bulk materials from recycled or reclaimed sources
100%
Timber from certified sources
Design and innovation
An exemplar in sustainable design
key information
Project summary
Client
Cornwall Council, Combined Universities of Cornwall and SWRDA
Value
£10m
Completion
2011
Sustainability
BREEAM Excellent
Size
3,909 m²
Awards
Insider SW Property Awards 2012
Winner - Best Office Development
BD Architect of the Year Awards 2012
Shortlisted - Environment Excellence
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