THE PROJECT COMPRISED OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY KAVLI INSITUTE FOR COSMOLOGY STUDY CENTRE BUILDING WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT COMPRISED OF ALTERATION WORKS TO THE EXISTING LISTED SOLAR PHYSICS BUILDING
The new two storey building was constructed using a reinforced concrete frame structure incorporating circular column detailing. The roof was formed using a glulam beam and rafter structure with a stainless steel standing seam roof finish. The external building envelope was formed with a combination of facing brickwork, aluminium faced timber windows, curtain walling and brise soleil.
Internally, the building was finished to a high standard with the use of high quality materials
Key features of the project were:-
- Project undertaken adjacent to occupied study buildings
- Deep base type foundations with ground beams
- Two storey concrete frame structure
- Vertical ground source heat pump installation
- Rainwater harvesting installation
- BREEAM 'Excellent' Accreditation achieved
- Two Stage Design and Construct Procurement