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Building of the Year
Cable
and Wireless acquired a ten acre site overlooking Warwickshire green
belt for their new telecommunications training college. David Prichard
led the team which developed and wrote a very detailed brief with
the client, including environmental objectives for the project.
Teaching
space is located at the front of the site. An ocular court forms
the social hub of the complex, linking residential, administration,
catering and teaching facilities. A separate leisure pavilion lies
to the east. Teaching rooms are highly flexible, north lit and naturally
ventilated; the wings are linked at first floor by a library and
telecommunications exhibition space. The team also designed all
the furniture and the fittings for the college.
The
masterplan and innovative design approach has produced “…
one of the best buildings in Europe”
- Jonathan Glancey - Independent
"What
makes the building satisfactory in the end is the way in which each
move has been thought through at so many different levels."
- Peter Davey - Architectural Review |
