University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Located at the crossroad between the city and the university, the University of Portsmouth’s new complex will act as a front door for the university, bringing together two separate faculties. Each area of the site has been designed to draw out individual identities, create a sense of place and deliver a unique landscape. The project has been approved by Portsmouth City Council (2022).
Key design principles:
- Closely aligned to the architecture of the new building with a seamless transition between internal and external spaces
- Use of local Purbeck stone to fit with surroundings
- Use of simple motifs creating unity with other local landscapes, including nearby Victorian park
- Creation of civic spaces matching the tone of the building and acting as a contrast to the soft park areas
- Inclusion of soft spaces to attract people to the park for socialising and relaxation
- Focus on softening the boundaries between the Victoria building site and Victoria Park, via floral and biodiverse perimeter planting and new paved links from the site to the park
- Use of native and biodiverse planting, including planting within the building to the park and town rooms and at rooftop level
- Project Name
- University of Portsmouth
- Location
- Portsmouth
- Year
- 2019-20
- Status
- Submitted for planning
- Client
- University of Portsmouth
- Collaborators
- FCBS Architects, Buro Happold Engineering, Gleeds