University of Sheffield,
South Yorkshire
A 1,200 bed development which includes study bedrooms with communal kitchens, studios and family apartments, built in eight individual blocks. Each of the horse shoe blocks are shaped to suit the orientation of the site and are arranged over five to eight storeys which follow the site contours.
Due to the use of welded hot rolled steel in the construction of the modules, all imposed and lateral loads are carried by the modules themselves, without the need for additional support, with the modules also carrying all the claddings.
With programme and costs being a driver, wider modules were used, in some cases over 5 metres, which allowed for five bedrooms with en-suites to be built into one unit. A range of shaped modules containing staircase and lift cores were designed, including wedges, to alter the orientation of longer runs, following site boundaries and adding interest to the development. As a way of maximising the off site build, fully fitted plant rooms were constructed in the factory within the modules. A range of claddings have been used, including rendered insulation, brick, block, terracotta tiles and rain-screen aluminium panels.
- £22 million
- 16 months (to be completed by August 2009
