School of Engineering, 伯明翰大学

The 伯明翰大学’s state-of-the-art School of Engineering building demonstrates the institution’s steadfast commitment to preparing the next generation of engineers. Spanning 12,000 square meters over five floors with a striking double-height atrium, the £46.5M facility was developed to provide students with a first-class engineering education while fostering opportunities for successful collaboration between academia and industry partners.

提供各种灵活, 当代空间, this innovative building enhances the student experience by facilitating involvement in cutting-edge research, opportunities for collaboration across engineering disciplines and a learning environment that develops students’ understanding of the industry by mirroring the workplace.

建筑的主要特征包括开放式区域, 学生支持中心, 可容纳179人的设计中心, 研讨会的房间, 计算机实验室, 学习空间和其他独特的添加, like a full-sized set of railway points and a hydrogen-powered train test track. 坐在16英镑旁边.4M铁路卓越中心, part of the UK Railway Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), this new building also complements the university's strength in rail research.

Our experts became involved in the School of Engineering project when it was discovered that the proposed building design did not meet standard Building Regulations guidance. The design focused on the provision of two central atria, 哪几层连接着大楼的上层. The atria would be open to the floor plates and include bridges and open balconies forming the egress from several academic offices, flexi-bays, 还有会议室.

The Jensen Hughes team developed a fire-engineered approach to demonstrate an appropriate standard of safety. 彩宝网平台的方法, which reflected the already high standard of safety in the building, 考虑建筑的几何形状, the occupancy characteristics of the building user, 潜在的火灾负荷和火灾风险.

We demonstrated that the proposed design would achieve as good, 如果不是更好, standard of safety than found in a code-compliant design, and the building’s fire strategy was approved by Building Control and West Midlands Fire & 救援服务. Our seamless process and expert solutions ultimately helped to ensure the project met requirements and was completed on time.

The 伯明翰大学 School of Engineering building opened in 2021, providing an environment where future engineers can receive the education they need to achieve pioneering advancements and address our greatest global challenges.