Innovation Studio

Innovation Studio
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INNOVATION STUDIO

Sir Peter Cook

ARCHITECTS
Sir Peter Cook

BUILDING CONTROL
MLM

CONSULTANT ARCHITECT
Stefan Lengen

CONTRACTOR
Kier

DIRECTOR
Sir Peter Cook

PROJECT ARCHITECT 5 7
Tim Culverhouse

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
AKT II

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
HED

PLANNING CONSULTANT
Turley

MANUFACTURERS
Sto, Schueco glazing, Schueco glazing 

PROJECT ARCHITECT FOR 0 4
Jenna de Leon 

MEP & HVAC ENGINEER
P3r Engineers

PHOTOGRAPHS
Richard Bryant

AREA
504 m²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Wallisdown, United Kingdom

CATAGORY
University

Text description provided by architect.

The building, as with the completed Drawing Studio, encourages innovation and creativity that is especially useful to the creative industries.

Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Such initiatives have become hallmarks of the Arts University, which has particular links into the film industry and the performing arts as well as architecture, graphic design, etc.

The Innovation Studio acts as a catalyst for growth, providing a base for micro and small businesses to develop, mainly involving recent graduates, supported by experts in the universities and businesses at a local, national and international level.

The detail of the architecture makes particular reference to the self-identification of the groups within: deliberately offering each group a differently shaped window from the next and a series of ‘eyelid’ shutters with which a group can signal its mood of privacy or exposure.

Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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The site consists of a small infill between the administration University House block and the main Workshop block. With direct connection through to the workshop, the building deliberately breaks down the categories of ‘office’, ‘studio’ and ‘workshop’- and is thus an appropriate hybrid for future practice.

The building establishes its own particular personality amongst AUB’s family of buildings. It is a sunny, seaside building and punctuation to the otherwise monochromatic blocks on either side.

Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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The view from the street and from the Campus side has a visual impact by way of its figuration through the use of flat shape and colour - effectively creating a ‘mural’.

This transfers down onto the pathways around: giving a celebratory feel to that corner of the campus.

Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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The two-floor interior features a top-lit central skylight lantern with a void under that visually links the upper and lower levels.

A near-replica of Gunnar Asplund’s iconic clock in the Gothenburg Law Courts (still remembered as an inspiration to the 17-year-old Peter Cook as a student at the Bournemouth Art College) is the common focus.

Bespoke Interlocking furniture, screens, and fittings continue the red/orange/yellow aesthetic of the exterior.

Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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On the ground floor, we have the technology experimental space with direct access to the workshop machinery.

The 3D print suite is placed in the ‘nose’ of the building. The conference room is kept to the east with a direct connection to the entrance.


Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Innovation Studio
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Landscape Plan
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Furniture
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Plan - Ground floor
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Plan - First floor


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East elevation
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West elevation


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Section
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Drawing 05


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Drawing 01
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Drawing 02
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Drawing 03
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Drawing 04