Kings Gate Building, Newcastle University | Colin Riches
Newcastle upon Tyne / United Kingdom / 2009
The Kings Gate development for the Newcastle University houses the University student services, administration and executive offices and now provides a major gateway into the university campus.
Due to architectural, aesthetic and servicing requirements the building structure is an in-situ reinforced concrete frame, consisting of a flat slab with exposed soffits, and exposed reinforced concrete columns. The site is adjacent to an existing Victorian sewer main and an underground Metro tunnel, both of which have affected the foundation solution and substructure.
The Kings Gate development for the Newcastle University houses the University student services, administration and executive offices and now provides a major gateway into the university campus. Due to architectural, aesthetic and servicing requirements the building structure is an in-situ reinforced concrete frame, consisting of a flat slab with exposed soffits, and exposed reinforced concrete columns. The site is adjacent to an existing Victorian sewer main and an underground Metro...
- Year 2009
- Work started in 2005
- Work finished in 2009
- Status Completed works
- Type Parks, Public Gardens / Government and institutional buildings / Office Buildings / Colleges & Universities / Urban Renewal
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