Proposed Technology Building design

Guiding future innovators

Connecting learning with real-world innovation

Technology Building

We're creating a cutting-edge Technology Building to empower students to explore, innovate, and excel in technological fields. This state-of-the-art facility will bring together the Faculty of Technology, fostering collaboration and hands-on learning in a dynamic environment. Students, staff, and researchers will benefit from advanced laboratories, modern classrooms, and collaborative spaces designed to inspire creativity and drive innovation. 

 

Key Facts

  • Location: Site of current University House, Winston Churchill Avenue
  • Expected completion date: Spring 2028
  • Architects: Ridge and Partners
  • Building name: To be decided

Key Features

  • Specialised labs including Energy Lab and Advanced Manufacturing Lab
  • Modern lecture theatre with advanced audio-visual technology
  • High-performance computer suites
  • Collaborative social learning spaces
  • Research offices and teaching classrooms
  • Robotics and automation teaching lab
  • AI specialist lab
  • Cyber security computer labs

 

Aerial view of the proposed technology building design

Technology Building

The Technology Building will be located on the University House site, providing easy access to other campus facilities and creating a vibrant hub for innovation and collaboration within the university community.

Students working within an illustration of a specialised lab within the new Technology Building

Specialist labs

Ground floor labs, including the Energy Lab, Material Testing Lab, and Advanced Manufacturing Lab, will provide hands-on learning opportunities. These spaces are designed to accommodate heavy equipment and facilitate practical experimentation across various technological fields.

Illustration of social learning spaces inside the building

Social learning spaces

Social learning spaces are strategically placed throughout the building, providing comfortable environments for group work, informal study, and social engagement, enhancing the overall educational experience.

students at round tables in a classroom

Modern classrooms

The building features modern classrooms designed to enhance collaborative learning and engagement. These spaces are equipped with advanced technology and flexible layouts, accommodating various teaching methods and fostering interaction among students.

students using lecture theatre

Lecture theatres

Cutting-edge audio-visual equipment within the lecture theatres enable engaging and impactful presentations. Flexible layouts that can adapt to different teaching methods support innovative pedagogical approaches and enhance the educational experience.

Students using computers at desks

Computer suites

The computer suites will provide high-performance computing resources, supporting both collaborative and individual work essential for students in technology and engineering disciplines.

What's on each floor?

ground floor layout
  • North and south entrances
  • Material testing lab
  • Thin films and metrology
  • Material characterisation lab
  • Public health/biochemistry lab
  • Energy lab
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Thermodynamics and fluids lab
  • Design and prototype lab

First Floor technology building design
  • 2 x classrooms
  • Faculty of Technology office
  • Event space
  • Staffroom
  • cafe
  • Postgrad research office
  • Future Technology Centre learning space
  • Space lab
  • Lecture theatre
  • IT lab
  • Social learning space

 

Second floor technology building design
  • Lecture theatre
  • Al specialist lab
  • Electronics lab
  • Robotics and automation teaching lab
  • Robotics research hub
  • School of Engineering office
  • Future Technology Centre learnings space
  • x 2 Faculty of Technology classrooms

Third floor technology building design
  • x 3 Cyber security computer labs
  • Networks lab
  • School of Computing offices
  • Future Technology Centre learning space
  • Computer suite

Fourth floor Technology Building design
  • Physics lab
  • Laser lab
  • Maths and Physics offices
  • Civil Engineering offices
  • Faculty of Technology classroom
  • Future Technology Centre learning space

 

 

Civil Engineering Lab (CELAB)

The Civil Engineering Lab (CELAB) is a purpose-built facility designed to complement the nearby Technology Building. This single-story structure will be located on the existing car park near Wiltshire Street, housing specialised laboratories and support facilities crucial for civil engineering education and research.

Key Facts

  • Location: On the site of the Wiltshire Building car park
  • Expected completion date: Spring 2028
  • Architects: Ridge and Partners
  • Building name: Civil Engineering Lab (CELAB)

Key Features

  • Specialised labs including a Concrete Lab, Structures Lab, and Geotechnics Lab
  • Storage spaces
  • Computer suites
  • Staff and amenity areas
  • Sound room 
  • External loading area
CELAB exterior

CELAB

The Civil Engineering Lab brings together scattered labs from the Northern Quarter into one smart, purpose-built space.

CELAB interior - student at workstation

Specialist labs

By creating a single facility with labs close to each other, the design makes research and testing much easier. Advanced features like better air filtration and specialised drainage systems will help researchers work more efficiently and keep the lab environment clean and high-tech.

Location of the proposed CELAB on 1024ºË¹¤³§ campus map

CELAB location

The CELAB will be built opposite Mercantile House on the current Wiltshire Street car park near to the proposed location of the Technology Building on the Uni House site.