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- Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Kier
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KTA Architects
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- Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Kier
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Scott Medical and Healthcare College (Scott College) is recruiting the next generation of health professionals, aiming to transform the lives of students, their families, and residents. The new medical college building sits at the front of the existing Stoke Damerel Community College and replaces several redundant outbuildings. Part of a wide and diverse project team led by Kier, we provided civil, structural, and geo-environmental engineering services.
We incorporated cantilevered walkways at the first and second floors, coordinating these with the slightly heavier but much shallower steel perimeter beams of the building. By also hiding columns in room partitions, we allowed the atrium space to become column free at the ground floor level, with no obstructions between the windows and atrium. The result is a space that’s constantly bathed in natural daylight, creating an enjoyable, useable breakout space for students and assemblies with professional speakers.
Additionally, we had to overcome some fundamental site constraints, including assessing two potential sites for the college after our geotechnical investigations found significant below ground risks on the original location. We conducted Phase 1 and 2 ground reports on a second site and identified much more favorable ground conditions and lower risk level constraints.
The three-story Scott College provides a 375-seat studio school for 13–19-year-olds, offering clear routes to medicine, nursing, health sciences, and social care. Built for the health care professionals of the future, the studio school provides 18 new specialist classrooms, a multifunctional atrium, breakout spaces, a gym, and facilities for day clinics for Plymouth residents. Scott College also hosts public meetings and local events for older citizens, retailers, and traders.
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- Location
- Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Offices
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Client
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Kier
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Architect
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KTA Architects
- Location
- Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Offices
- Client
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- Kier
- Architect
- KTA Architects