South East Essex College
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Atrium
New campus for South East Essex College in Southend-on-Sea
The award winning South East Essex College at Southend-on-Sea is a flagship education project for the Thames Gateway which sets new standards in design and is a unique showcase for modern further and higher education.
The new college is a truly sustainable, low energy building combining flexible curriculum space with an ETFE clad central atrium housing a 250 seat performance “pod” and sculptural multi-level dining decks.
KSS created colourful concepts for the main interior spaces, and inspired by the features of the new building, updated the original college logo into one which subtly formed the graphic basis of the way finding signage and branding throughout.
Data
- Begun: Oct 2002
- Completed: Sep 2004
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £43M
- Funding: Further Education Funding Council, Regional Development Fund
- Tender date: Apr 2002
- Procurement: Design & Build
- Address: Luker Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1ND, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: KSS
- Client: South East Essex College and Laing O’Rouke
- Structural engineer: AKT
- Services engineer: Fulcrum Consulting and Ellis Mechanical Services
- Quantity engineer: AYH
- Planning supervisor: KSS
- Main contractor: Laing O' Rouke and South East Essex College
