The University of Winchester has won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award for the South region for its new St Alphege Learning and Teaching Building.
RIBA Awards are said to be the most rigorously judged awards for architectural excellence.
The St Alphege Learning and Teaching Building is a £6.5 million development on the King Alfred Campus to create a high quality dedicated teaching space to meet the needs of students.
It includes eight state-of-the-art lecture rooms and a mezzanine floor with open access PCs and social learning areas.
St Alphege is a low energy building with innovative eco-friendly features including a ‘living’ roof, absence detection lighting, acoustic panelling, natural ventilation and thermal modelling.
There is a glass atrium linking St Alphege to the St Edburga building, which was extensively refurbished as part of the project.
Professor Elizabeth Stuart is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester, and says the University believes that excellent students and dedicated staff deserve state of the art, beautiful facilities: “St Alphege embodies this commitment as well as our passion for the sustainability. We’re delighted to have won this award.”
The building was designed by Design Engine Architects Ltd in Winchester, who also created the University’s The Stripe, the University Centre and the Performing Arts Studios.
The St Alphege Learning and Teaching Building was officially opened by HRH The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO earlier this year.
This is the University’s second South region RIBA Award; the University Centre won in October 2008.
Additionally the University won a National Civic Trust Award for design excellence and was a finalist in the British Construction Industry’s ‘Building Project of the Year (up to £3m)’ category for its Performing Arts Studios.
As part of RIBA’s Love Architecture Festival 2013, Design Engine Architects Ltd is providing a guided tour of the University’s buildings designed by the practice, including St Alphege.
The event takes place on 29 June; for more information email jamessalman@designengine.co.uk
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