The Telford Building - CNWL

The Telford Building College of North West London

This technology building is absolutely terrific and very visible, not just from the tube but to the construction and engineering industries and to the thousands of students who will pass through.

It will be a showcase for top performing areas of the College, with regional and national significance.

Vicki Fagg - CNWL Principal

Project Summary

THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE CHECKED ON SITE PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. GHM ROCK TOWNSEND TO BE NOTIFIED OF ANY OMISSIONS OR ERRORS THIS DRAWING IS NOT TO BE SCALED.

SETTING OUT - NOTE FOR CONTRACTOR IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO CHECK ALL SETTING OUT INFORMATION (LEVELS, DIMENSIONS, CO-ORDINATES, ETC) INDICATED ON THIS DRAWING FOR THE WHOLE OF THE WORKS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKS AND RECORD THE RESULTS ON A COPY OF THIS DRAWING. GHM ROCK TOWNSEND SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY DISCREPANCIES AND NO WORK SHALL BE COMMENCED UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED IN WRITING

Approximate extent of infill required

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OCT 06

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2203

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established by designing the new facility to occupy a smaller footprint on the site than had originally been intended.

The resulting five storey building released valuable college land for other uses, allowed the parking to be retained, and future-proofed the site by allowing potential expansion on the ‘fallow’ parking areas to occur subsequently.

Rock Townsend challenged the presumption that such accommodation needs to be single storey. The design solution was the result of careful and thorough analysis of the wider estate plan, and a healthy engagement process to assess opportunities that could be

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a Division of the GHM Consultancy Group

The original brief from the College of North West London was for a new single storey structure to deliver the teaching of Engineering and Construction courses, spread out over a large area of their Willesden site. The presumption was that the new facilities should replicate the existing, i.e. single storey due to heavy engineering requiring Ground Floor access. Due to the significant amount of parking required by apprentices and part-time students, there was pressure on the campus Ground floor.

CNWL - WILLESDEN CENTRE PHASE 1 - TECH BUILDING

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London SE1 8UE www.ghm-group.co.uk

Left: External form clearly expressing the different college activities

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PROJECT

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Exton Street, F: 020 7261 1081

Mark Gabbey - Partner

The Old School, T: 020 7261 9577

By understanding the college’s overall wider estate plan, we were able to challenge the presumption of a large single-storey building. This ultimately achieved a more effective solution and significant added value for the client.

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RT strategy: 5 storey proposal allows more effective site usage

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1. Original feasibility 2. Final 5 storey plan 3. Concept model 4. Concept section sketch 5. Internal concept sketch

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Finding the right solution The solution produced an extremely efficient building form. In a single stroke huge commercial benefits were found in phasing, capital expenditure, use of land and future running costs.

Double height bays and purpose built spaces are now provided for specific disciplines such as plumbing, manufacturing and engineering, with the design allowing the building itself to become an essential teaching tool. Much consideration was given to the building form and layout to enable passive design solutions and address the college’s ambition for a sustainable and energy conscious design. The innovative vertical stacking of engineering and trade teaching workshops into a fivestorey building mitigates the inefficiencies of the previously assumed single-storey form, resulting in the following advantages: • • • • • • • •

A smaller footprint and a better floor to wall ratio More efficient net: gross Shallower floor-plate depths allowing better natural daylight and cross-ventilation Reduced energy costs for heating and ventilation through exposure of concrete soffits Reduction in sub-structure (due to the significantly smaller overall footprint) Reduced mechanical systems due to shorter duct runs Simplification of services and systems due to the implicit stacking arrangement Replicated and more effective structural solution 4

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1. Plastering Bays 2. Welding Floor 3. Classroom 4. Floor Plans 5. Elevations 6. Refrigeration Studio 7. Trowel Trades Hall 8. Automotive Engineering Workshop

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Architecture & Design The Old School Exton Street London SE1 8UE 020 7261 9577 studio@rocktownsend.co.uk

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