The Learning Village integrates business, education, social and training needs in Herefordshire within an innovative new learning environment.
Phase 01 comprised a Learning Resources Centre (LRC), Business and Technology Centre. The LRC is intended as a regional landmark and a catalyst for future development – the expressive use of materials (such as cor-ten weathering steel) is crucial to this perception. The building was developed as a sustainable solution, around a retained concrete structure, with passive environmental systems like natural ventilation, solar shading and night-time cooling integral to the strategy.
Phase 02 added a Community Studies Centre, which provides a ‘front door’ to the campus. It incorporates those areas of the College which benefit from public interaction, such as the reception, training restaurant and hair and beauty salons. It also establishes an accessible landscaped heart to the College, with a central learning street, stepped/ramped amphitheatre and College quads/gardens. Red weathering steel and local stone provides a unifying contextual accent between the building and its surroundings.
Winner of the 2010 South-West LABC Best Education Building Award.
Project undertaken in employment of SRA.
YNGR Design Ltd is a Bath-based studio focused on green architecture. From our inception in 2022, we have delivered sustainable education, workplace and domestic environments that are stimulating to occupy and sympathetic to their surroundings. With our full-service offer, YNGR Design Ltd can deliver your project from start to finish.
