King’s Cross Construction Skills Centre
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Flagship construction skills centre that is aimed to be a lesson in construction for its students
The building offers local people training, professional qualifications and employment opportunities on site.
North lights provide daylight to the double-height workshop areas, minimising the need for electric lighting to the space and creating a distinctive external look to the building.
Angled timber brise-soleil protect the west-facing office and classroom windows from solar heat gain, while providing a clear view of the sky to the north. Externally, the roof features photovoltaic panels and a sedum roof to support biodiversity.
Ceiling soffits are exposed, as are the building services, and where possible wall systems; the plant room is caged; workshop and stair floors are exposed concrete and coated with a dust sealer.
Data
- Begun: May 2008
- Completed: Dec 2008
- Floor area: 1,416m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £2.7M
- Procurement: Design and Build
- Address: King’s Cross Construction Skills Centre, 180 York Way, London, N1C 0AZ, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: David Morley Architects
- Client: Argent
- Structural engineer: TPS Consult
- Services engineer: Scott Wilson
- Quantity surveyor: Carillion
- Main contractor: Carillion
- Acoustic consultant: The English Cogger Partnership