The Faculty of Arts Building at the University of Warwick, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, brings together different departments and schools within a single structure, promoting collaboration and teamwork. The building features spacious, welcoming, and adaptable areas that serve as a hub for artistic engagement, inspiring cooperation, innovation, and creativity.
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Faculty of Arts Building University of Warwick’s Design Concept
The structure is designed to blend in with its surroundings in the center of a campus that has a park-like atmosphere. It consists of four pavilions bathed in natural light and arranged around a central staircase, surrounded by mature trees on the site. The building of University of Warwick’s footprint is adjusted to preserve existing oaks, pines, and poplars, and it has a stepped and cranked configuration. The building’s massing follows the site’s routes, creating a twisting form that presents a cantilevered overhang, welcoming those moving between the library, central teaching building, and Arts Centre. © Hufton+Crow
The ground floor of the building of University of Warwick is designed to seamlessly integrate public spaces for exhibitions, social learning, and café activities, effectively extending the public realm into the facility itself. An internal street is a pathway through the structure, illuminated by natural light that filters through interconnected voids. This dynamic street also serves as ...