university of buckingham - vinson building

Location: Buckingham
Client: University of Buckingham
Start on Site: August 2017
Completion: November 2018
Value: Confidential

new build liberal economics faculty
Panter Hudspith are acting as lead consultant and contract administrator for a new build liberal economics faculty for University of Buckingham, situated within the heart of the campus, within the Buckingham Conservation Area.

diverse educational brief
The building comprises a new bookshop, cafe, social learning space, 180-seat lecture theatre, centre for business and entrepreneurship, seminar rooms and staff offices.

the building forms a key element in the wider masterplan
The building provides high quality, flexible teaching and events spaces, forming a new frontage for the University, whilst integrating within the historic fabric of the Conservation Area.

flexibility of spaces enables informal interaction
The ground floor social learning area is the primary focus of the building. Designed as a large open plan space, this area is flexible for both informal teaching as well as an events space. The lecture theatre will double as a community cinema in the evenings

Photography
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Awards
2019 AVDC Design Awards - Finalist
 
illustrative site plan
classical proportions and brickwork detailing are taken from the neighbouring context ensuring the building is rooted in its surroundings
the east entrance is framed by a stone surround and projects onto the terrace and quad
ash screens and shelving line the walls of the University bookshop which is relocated into the social learning space
entrance to the enterprise hub framed underneath the floating main stair
window seats and timber lining wrap around the external walls providing informal teaching space
the main stair winds up the building with generous landings for meetings and discussion
bespoke signage and coloured doors ensures teaching spaces are easily identified
first floor of the enterprise hub with exposed douglas fir trusses and a large window framing the end gabled elevation opposite
the surface car park on the site prior to redevelopment