The Student Gateway consolidates all student services into a welcoming, inclusive and open destination in a central campus location. The project ensures all students can easily access services and support in a variety of ways including one-to-one consultation together with digital and physical help points. A rest room, sensory room, community room, and group rooms provide further retreat for relaxation, reflection and privacy alongside new Student Union spaces creating a cohesive ‘one stop shop’. Agile workspaces facilitate hybrid working for the professional services teams in support.
The scheme is anchored by a large, open, dual aspect central space that serves as the ‘heart’, providing zones to facilitate group study, collaboration and social learning. Careful consideration of the sequence of spaces, furniture selection and the use of natural light/views were essential to successfully integrate and balance the diverse settings and functions. A calming palette of colours and textures along with gently curved corners provide an organic and peaceful ambience. The design was consulted on extensively with both the student and staff communities and has also been assessed to gold level using the SKA environmental assessment.
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‘The space looks unbelievable & has a look & feel not like any other CUL space, which is a massive complement to RSS’s design from the outset. We set out to create a space that wasn’t like any other but was equally flexible & met our stakeholder’s requirements and you have delivered that and more… Working with RSS on this project has been a pleasure from start to finish so thank you for a wonderful journey.’
Cheryl Smitham
Associate Project Manager, Property & Facilities
City St George’s, University of London
