Master plan for Cambridge Regional College

Pick Everard appointed by Cambridge Regional College on a GBP20m design and build contract for further development of its Science Park campus.

Following planning approval, Pick Everard is now working on detailed designs with contractor Marriott Construction, with completion in spring 2009.

Pick Everard's designs include an extension to the main visitors entrance and reception, a doubling of sports facilities by the building of an adjacent sports hall with extra changing rooms and motor vehicle workshop with facilities for students to learn the skills of a trained mechanic.

A new three-storey building for hair, beauty and catering will have a glazed, full height central foyer and, externally will have straw-coloured terracotta rainscreen cladding to blend with existing brickwork.

On the ground floor, high street style, glass walled hairdressing studios, a bistro and a silver service restaurant will help students hone their skills by dealing with the public.

The first floor will house beauty studios and a spa suite, sauna and tanning facilities and top floor will comprise classroom and office accommodation.

College principal Rick Dearing comments, " We have been pleased with the responsive development and design process overall and are really looking forward to occupying these modern, sustainable buildings as vibrant, learning environments in 2009.

This development will enable the college to bring all its students onto the main campus on King Hedges Road in Cambridge.

The buildings will sit comfortably with those already on campus, a series of high quality structures from the early 1990's.

"The new buildings are carefully designed to fit into the established environment," said Mike Pole, architect at Pick Everard, "using modern, environmentally aware construction methods".

Among sustainability measures, rainwater harvesting will be used to reduce the quantity of mains water required and top floor rooms of the new three storey building will have a clerestory to maximize the amount of natural light available.

The motor vehicle building will be heated using biomass boilers, which will provide in excess of 10% of the total energy required for all the new building.

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