The project involves the design of a student village
including the masterplan of the site and the design of the individual building
complexes. Three different types of unites constitute the original brief:
Family Units for shared accommodation apartments, student bedroom units and
work-and-live units.
The environmental target requires the reduction of the
energy consumption levels by 30% from the building regulations recommendations
(2002). The low-tech strategy included increased heat/solar gains and thermal
mass, appropriate insulation and natural ventilation.