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Cambridge University Building in UK – design by Bennetts Associates, Architects

18 Apr 2014

University of Cambridge Student Services Centre Design

Design: Bennetts Associates

Location: Cambridge, south east England, UK

Bennetts Associates wins University of Cambridge Student Services Centre job

Bennetts Associates has been appointed by the University of Cambridge to design its new Student Services building at the New Museum Site. The Student Services Centre will consist of part new build and part renovation of existing listed buildings. A number of organisations that provide student support, which are currently housed in separate buildings, will be brought together to one location in the centre of Cambridge. The centre will incorporate facilities to support student engagement, a resource area, an open plan space for administrative functions and meeting and consultation rooms.

The new Cambridge Student Services Centre (site shown in colour) will be part of the historic New Museum Site (shown in dark grey), located amongst a number of listed buildings in the City Centre Conservation Area:

University of Cambridge Student Services Building

Rab Bennetts, Founding Director of Bennetts Associates, said:
“This project has an exceptionally interesting brief and seems destined to produce a rewarding mix of restoration, improvisation and new addition, as part of the University’s programme of regeneration at the New Museum site. We’re delighted to be involved, and to be starting work on our first project in Cambridge.”

A planning application is expected to be submitted in October 2014, with a completion date of May 2017.

The appointment follows Bennetts Associates’ completion of the RIBA Award shortlisted and Civic Trust Award winning Gateway Buildings at St Antony’s College in Oxford last year, and the practice’s previous work at the University of Edinburgh (Potterrow Development, 2008) and the University of Aberdeen (Suttie Centre, 2009).

About Bennetts Associates

Founded in 1987, Bennetts Associates is one of the UK’s leading architectural practices, with more than 125 awards for a wide variety of projects.

A strong team ethic, methodical approach to design and sense of enjoyment are central to an exceptional track record of delivery on time and to budget. Bennetts Associates is especially well regarded for its pioneering work on sustainability, which is embedded in the firm’s own activities as well as its projects.

The Practice’s portfolio represents a consistent body of work that is functional, well built, and architecturally striking. Projects undertaken by the practice have ranged from £1m to £200m, including new-build, refurbishment and restoration of listed buildings. This diversity is an important stimulus for best practice and innovation in all aspects of the practice’s work.

The firm has been responsible for many prominent projects such as The University of Edinburgh’s Potterrow Development, the Gateway Buildings at St Antony’s College, Jubilee Library in Brighton, the New Street Square Development in the City of London, the Stirling Prize shortlisted Royal Shakespeare Theatre Transformation, Hampstead Theatre, and Mint Hotels in London and Amsterdam.

Excellence, combined with sustainability, is at the heart of all Bennetts Associates’ work.

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University of Cambridge Student Services Centre design : Bennetts Associates

Location: Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, England, UK

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