Kingston University Faculty of Business, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom. Architect: Hawkins Brown Architects LLP, 2012.

Link to image

Link to Set

Designed in the round with an entrance on each elevation, at the heart of the 7290 sq m building is a dramatic light filled double-height glass roofed atrium space which, as well as being the circulation hub for the ground and first floors, is also used for informal learning, events and presentations. There are open ‘lounge’ areas off the circulation routes as well as window seats and laptop bars between the window bays surrounding the atrium. In addition to formal teaching spaces including a 150-seat lecture theatre and a 120-seat classroom, there are also facilities for academic offices, a research suite and other smaller teaching and computer rooms. Positioned on a sloping site, the building is set within attractive landscaping to articulate the varying levels whilst providing excellent access and through routes to the surrounding buildings. Featuring brick elevations that run uninterrupted around all four sides of the building, a mottled purple and brown brick was chosen in respons