City of Westminster college by schmidt hammer lassen architects

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The new flagship Campus for City of Westminster College by schmidt hammer lassen architects is designed to support new ways of teaching and learning. The 24,000m2 College, won in a competition in 2006, provides much greater amounts of open learning spaces than typical colleges in the UK and holds state-of-the-art facilities for both students and staff. The building is designed to embrace interaction and diversity and allow students to learn from each other, both formally and informally.

The learning spaces of City of Westminster College are adaptable and flexible so that, in addition to theintegrated technology, the students’ development is supported by the diverse architectural spaces of the very building they are in. It is a design which encourages new ways of teaching and learning.

The College is located in the heart of Central London at Paddington Green on the site of its previous building, an inefficient and failing 1960s block. The building has been designed from the inside-out, responding to the needs of the diverse groups who use the College, as well as taking into account the sensitive local context. It appears as a clean-cut, modern building with a distinct Scandinavian heritage. The building’s simple geometric forms rotate around a terraced atrium, creating a unifying yet flexible organisation.

The respective floor plans surrounding the atrium have visual connections from one floor to the other, making the atrium a dynamic centre and the heart of the College. The large atrium, which on some floors extends all the way to the façade, enhances the relationship between the inside and the outside. It offers light-filled, open and inclusive spaces which encourage the interaction between students. 

To support connectivity with the local community, most public functions – including an exhibition area, a theatre and a café – are located adjacent to the main entrance before the security turnstiles. The choice of colours for the building is inspired by its context and by the change of the seasons, whilst the light timber panels lining the interior form a contrast to the exposed concrete surfaces and underline the Scandinavian design heritage.

这是在2006年赢得的竞赛项目，面积2万4千平方米的威斯敏斯特学院新教学楼。典型英式开放教育空间，为广大师生提供更先进的设施和设备。建筑有亲切和多样性的空间，可以让学生在其中进行非正式和正式的学习。

整个学习空间具有强大的适应性和灵活性，能够激励学生学习。

老楼是位于伦敦市中心，1960年修建的低效落后建筑。而新建筑，从内到外充分考虑使用者需求，以及场地环境。建筑轮廓明确，具有鲜明的斯堪地维亚现代建筑风格，整体形式很简单，围绕庭院创造出一个统一而灵活的组织。

一层建筑中庭联系建筑各处，是动态中心和核心。大厅中庭也影响了建筑立面造型，并使得内外交互增加。大厅中庭提供了明亮，开放，包容性的空间，并鼓励学生间的互动。

建筑的大部分公共功能，如展览区，剧场和咖啡厅，都安放在入口，与当地社区保持良好的通达性。建筑色彩选择的灵感来自于变化的实际。内部木材与混凝土表面的对比，是一种斯堪地维亚设计传统的体现。

Architect
schmidt hammer lassen architects
Client
City of Westminster College
Area
24,000m²
Construction Sum
€ 81 million excl. VAT
Competition
2006, 1st prize in restricted international competition
Status
Construction period 2008 – 2010
Engineer
Buro Happold, United Kingdom
Landscape Architect
schmidt hammer lassen architects
Main Contractor
McLaren Construction Ltd
Other Consultants
Knight Frank LLP
Stace LLP

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