10 COMPLETED PROJECTS
1–19 TORRINGTON PLACE
NEW TEACHING SPACES WITH A FOCUS ON NATURAL MATERIALS TO ASSIST STUDENT WELLBEING
New teaching and learning spaces facilitate student-led research, collaboration and skills development and provide valuable study space at crucial times of the year.
FLEXIBLE SPACE FOR ALL STUDENTS
We refurbished the ground and lower ground floors of 1–19 Torrington Place to create a mix of lecture theatres and classrooms that are complemented by open areas where students can relax, study and work together between classes. The teaching facilities are available to all UCL departments and form the largest amount of centrally bookable, shared teaching space on the Bloomsbury campus. The bright, modern classrooms are fitted with high-quality audio-visual equipment and new furniture with laptop integration. The spaces can be reconfigured to support different types of teaching, including group project work and problem-based learning. The east and west entrances at the front of the building are now fully accessible and there’s disabled parking spaces to the rear of the building. The new lifts and wider doorways better serve wheelchair users. Students, lecturers and staff now have gender neutral toilets and water fountains have been installed on all floors. The internal spaces were designed with student wellbeing in mind and use natural materials and colours, with an emphasis on wooden panels, to create a pleasant space. And the use of high-contrast design creates differentiation across areas of the building and aids navigation through the corridors.
ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING
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