St Paul’s College West Wing and Graduate House

Throughout the ECI process, Buildcorp was challenged with developing
a design that remained sympathetic with the campus’ historic surroundings, while embracing modern, cost-effective construction techniques and materials. During this phase and into construction, the team developed several innovative solutions that offered time, safety, quality and whole of life efficiencies including:

• A glazing system that delivered the aesthetic of a residential system with the cost effectiveness and reliability of a commercial process
• An off-site prefabricated bathroom solution which minimised the volume of trades on site and ensured the quality and consistency of finishes
• Cost effective solutions for the pitched roof and a blockwork and rendered façade solution which maintained the architectural intent
• Development of a construction methodology that minimised the impact on the college and worked with adjoining stakeholders from the University to ensure the highest safety standards
• Maximised NLA through the conversion of mezzanine spaces to enhance the project’s feasibility and negate future costs associated with building compliance
• Whole of life assessments undertaken to the mechanical services system which offset future operational expenditure by investing in a more efficient and flexible system
• A revised building location to negate costs associated with additional fire compliance and overhead protection requirements, also providing additional space to the dining hall and breakout areas