Bond Bryan’s Advanced Technology Centre
At Bradford College Opens Its Doors
The Advanced Technology Centre (ATC), which forms
the latest Bond Bryan project at Bradford College, is
opening its doors to its first intake of students this week.
Being adjacent to the much talked about David Hockney
Building, also designed by Bond Bryan Architects and
shortlisted for a number of awards, this new addition
further adds to the impressive portfolio of Bradford
College.
The eco-friendly campus, measuring 3,600m², features
solar panels, a bio-diverse roof and super-efficient plant,
putting the building on track to achieve BREEAM
excellent rating. The design creates a flexible solution
that is distinctive, a high quality addition to Great Horton
Road, complementing the new campus and adding to the
regeneration of Bradford.
Matt Hutton, Associate Director at Bond Bryan Architects,
explained: “Having previously worked with Bradford
College we were excited to deliver yet another outstanding
facility for students, staff and local businesses alike. The
brief was to provide a building which compliments the
much larger David Hockney Building in terms of vision
and educational aspiration, with a series of multi use
flexible spaces for teaching and learning that encompass
traditional classrooms as well as high tech laboratory
environments to support realistic working environments.
It was like creating Big Brother’s Little
Brother in fact!”
Andy Welsh, CEO of Bradford College
Group commented: “Our new £10m
Advanced Technology Centre provides
an opportunity to work collaboratively
with local employers to develop a space
that responds to skills shortages by
using the very latest technologies to
shape innovation in the local economy.”
The project was funded by the Skills
Funding Agency and Bradford Council
and BAM were appointed as contractor
delivering the project on time and
budget ready for the start of the
academic year.
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