Annabel Eastwood

The principle of this project was to design a community learning centre at the heart of Castle Park, Bristol. Initially thought of as a ‘bookless library’, the building encompasses multiple spaces for different types of study such as academic, performance and artistic. A central atrium brings a light and airy feel to the building, as well as making it feel at one with the surrounding park. It is constructed from a Glulam frame and a Modcell panelised system with thatched cassette cladding that acts as vertical solar shading. The design of Bristol Education Centre was heavily inspired by the use of natural materials in current climate of the construction industry, such as in the recently completed Enterprise Centre of the University of East Anglia.

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Bristol Education Centre

 
 

BSc (Hons), AT&D

This course will enable you to become a Chartered Architectural Technologist working at the centre of the contemporary construction industry. You will learn how to design buildings in detail and with expertise in structural technology and design, buildings science and computer modelling. You will develop both as a designer who skilfully communicates ideas in a variety of media and as a contracts manager within the procurement process.