UCLU 134-6 Gower Street
BREEAM Credit Man 9: Publication of Building Information
Over £6M of funding has been allocated to the adaptation and refurbishment of the
Lewis’s Building to accommodate the Student Union. The project was completed in
April 2011.
The Huntley Street Student Union facility had been identified in 2009 as a building
for redevelopment and so an opportunity existed to adapt the largely vacant
basement to second floor levels of the Lewis’s Building for a new use with funding
from UCL central funds allocated for this purpose.
The refurbishment work has been designed by Architects Levitt Bernstein. The
building contains a café, bars, multi-function studio space, rehearsal room, meeting
rooms and offices, together with the existing workshop / laboratory space and
offices.
Predicted BREEAM rating
and score
Very Good – 56%
Key Design Features
Materials A+ or A rated under the Green
Guide were used in as much of the
building as possible.
Low water using urinals, W/Cs, taps etc
were used throughout the building.
Energy use of the building was kept to a
minimum by an intelligent BMS system.
Basic building cost
£999 / m2
Services costs
£740 / m2
External works cost
£5 / m2
Gross floor area
Total GIA: 1,891 m2
Basement GIA 468 m2
Ground Floor GIA: 411 m2
First Floor GIA: 342 m2
Second Floor GIA: 311 m2
Third Floor GIA: 245 m2
Fourth Floor GIA: 114 m2
Total area of site
593 m2
Function areas & their size
Offices: 529 m2
Studio: 59 m2
Meeting Rooms: 70 m2
Bar and café : 570 m2
Workshop / Laboratory: 51 m2
Area of circulation and toilets
582 m2
Area of storage
30 m2
Predicted electricity
consumption
727,000 kWh
Predicted fossil fuel
consumption
571,000 kWh
Predicted renewable energy
generation
0%
Predicted water use
5.2 m3 / person / year
Predicted water use to be
provided by rain water or
grey water
0%
Steps taken during
construction to reduce
environmental impact
Materials were sourced from local
suppliers where possible.
The site obtained a high CCS score
throughout the project.
All on site waste generated was carefully
segregated with a very high percentage
recycled/reused.
Social sustainable measures
achieved
The development allows the relocation of
an existing Student Union facility close to
the heart of the Bloomsbury Campus in a
building shared with other occupiers,
creating a very sustainable
social/community development