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BRIGHTON COLLEGE
Stimulating social communications between
the students was central in the concept:
generous and open break-out space outside
of the classrooms create room for informal
interaction and private studying
The façades are inspired in part by the regular rhythm of the
terraced housing opposite the new building. The rooftop provides a
sweeping view of the North Sea.
Stimulating social communications between the students was
central in the concept: generous and open break-out space
outside of the classrooms create room for informal interaction and
private studying. Level shifts, grand staircases and glass visually
connect the activities taking place in both departments and trigger
unexpected exchanges between different disciplines. Individual
components of the building are exposed to each other: an indoor
running track on the ground floor is visible from upper levels,
classrooms have floor to ceiling windows, even fume hoods in the
chemistry classrooms are made transparent – enabling people
walking down the hallway to witness ongoing experiments.
OMA was awarded the project after a competition organized in
2013, when Brighton College needed to expand the Science School
in terms of number of labs, and wanted a state-of-the-art sporting
facility to foster talent and physical wellbeing.
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