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44 WICKLOW STREET A WORKSHOP FIT FOR A FORMULA ONE ENGINEER, BUILT FOR TRAINING TOMORROW’S PIONEERING ENGINEERS The purpose-built workshop we created for UCL Mechanical Engineering meets Formula One standards, resulting in a place that delivers world-class training. The workshop provides vital new space, helping the department to grow. Students now learn in a place that allows them to compete in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Design Challenge competition for the first time, and F1 In Schools UK use it for its summer programmes. It’s also caught the eye of an alumni who works for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and now returns to UCL as a guest lecturer, thanks to the impressive teaching spaces.
– STATE-OF-THE-ART WORKSHOP – VIRTUAL REALITY LAB – TEACHING AND SEMINAR SPACE – COMPUTER CLUSTER
“We’ve made sure that a range of student perspectives were taken into account and that students would perceive it as a student-friendly home, opposed to a corporate residential block.”
PIPPA VANDERPLANK UCL Psychology student and UCL Accommodation student team
ASTOR COLLEGE
– ACCOMMODATION FOR 291 STUDENTS, INCLUDING ACCESSIBLE ROOMS – 24-HOUR STAFFED RECEPTION – RECREATIONAL SPACES AND PUBLIC CAFÉ – SUSTAINABLE ‘BLUROOF’ TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE – CO-DESIGNED WITH STUDENTS
RAISING THE STANDARD OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION BY CREATING A WELCOMING HOME FROM HOME
After a consultation with students on everything from bedrooms to social spaces, we refurbished the Astor College halls to create modern, accessible accommodation to suit a range of budgets and needs.
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