| Architect |
Sergison Bates
Architects |
| Date
Built |
2014 |
| Location |
35 Commercial
Road |
| Description |
|
Sergison
Bates say that, "...The client’s
brief was to adapt the former St.
George's Brewery - a grade-II
listed brick
building recently extended
with an open concrete-framed shell
- into an undergraduate
campus. Our project aims to
complement and enhance the rich
mixture of spatial characters in
the building, drawing attention to
ceiling height differences, column sizes
and existing surfaces."   "Key to this organisation was the insertion of a new, generously scaled staircase – a striking sculptural wooden element that provides physical connection and visual links across and between the floorplates. The material language of timber carpentry extends from the staircase to all other insertions within the existing fabric."         The Open House London
program explains that, "...
Within the newer, concrete-framed
building, the timber insertions take
the form of full height walls that
create acoustically sealed lecture
rooms. Within the old brick brewery
spaces, a number of smaller new
rooms were created."
  "In the spaces
between, intimate settings are
created by the arrangement of
contemporary furniture pieces and
design classics with carpets and
floor standing lighting. Overhead
services are exposed and carefully
co-ordinated and the overall
atmosphere is further enhanced by
graphic installations that refer to
local heritage and contemporary
media."
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Hult
International Business College, Commercial Road,
London
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