UPPINGHAM SCHOOL SCIENCE CENTRE, UPPINGHAM, RUTLAND ORMS

摘要

The Science Centre is the final phase of the Uppingham School Western Quad masterplan. The 4,500m~2 L-shaped building comprises three complementary volumes around a grassed quadrangle, which physically and intellectually connects science with sport, art, and mathematics. The ethos is to open up science to all and to facilitate links with other academic and extracurricular pursuits. A three-storey steel frame, with precast concrete plank floors, lab and classroom wing, forms the western block of the Science Centre. It is clad in English cross-bond brickwork panels, which incorporate air intake and exhaust. The southern wing houses functions such as the lecture theatre, exhibition space and buttery, and is clad in cast stone with Clipsham stone infills. These spaces are crucial in encouraging students and teachers to engage with the building and science before, during, and after lessons.