Best New Building – Over £2m Construction Costs
In this category, there is one winning scheme and two commendations.
Commendation: University of Cambridge West Hub
Client: University of Cambridge
Architect: Jestico + Whiles
Executive Architect: NBBJ
Structural Engineer, Civil Engineer, Acoustic Consultant: Ramboll
M & E Consultant: Hoare Lee
Quantity Surveyor: AECOM
Landscape Consultant: Plincke
Catering Consultant: Tricon
Accessibility Consultant: David Bonnett Associates
Project Manager, Principle Designer: Currie & Brown
Main Contractor: Bouygues
Judges’ Comments
“The building comprises two cafes with a large kitchen, a shop, library, multiple personal workspaces of different characters, and lecture/teaching rooms of different sizes. Its aim was to facilitate interdisciplinary interchange, provide attractive spaces for work and leisure, and to be physically and emotionally transparent, welcoming people in with no card access or other constraint. We were delighted to see it absolutely heaving, with huge queues for lunch and the workspaces well occupied – clearly a popular and much valued resource.”
