New College Durham
| Contact Details: | John Widdowson, Principal & Chief Executive, john.widdowson@newdur.ac.uk Lynn Bertram, Executive Support Manager, lynn.bertram@newdur.ac.uk Alan Race, Assistant Director IT and Purchasing, alan.race@newdur.ac.uk |
| Type of Project: | New Build on existing site. |
| Start/End Date: | Started work on site January 2003 with a year's design work previously. Build completed September 2005 |
Post Occupancy: Changes Made As A Result Of Feedback
They haven't made any changes yet as this is a prototype set up to get feedback for the second phase in a new build.
So far changes have been due to changes in the curriculum, student feedback and changes in the pattern of enrolment. e.g., the space devoted to Beauty Therapy was increased as the build was going up.
The revolving front doors have been replaced. The College had doubts about them from the start although the design team thought them feasible based on a comparison with airport throughput.
