Sheppard Robson completes £27m University of Leeds campus
THE MANCHESTER office of architectural practice Sheppard Robson has completed a two-year, £27m project to redevelop part of Leeds University’s campus accommodation.
The practice has completed the Storm Jameson Court building, which is part of the university’s Charles Morris Hall residential complex, replacing 118 former units at Mary Ogilvie House with 459 new bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, as well as new communal and kitchen areas.
The firm said that the accommodation would allow more students to live in Leeds city centre, which would ease traffic congestion and relieve pressure on the overpopulated Headingley Campus. it will also provide accommodation for conference attendees outside of term time.
Mary-Ann Crompton, associate at Sheppard Robson’s Manchester office and project leader of the development, said: “Storm Jameson Court is an exciting development for the University and the city as a whole.
“It will provide much needed modern, attractive student accommodation right in the city centre and will open up the university’s western campus for future development.
The complex will also provide good links with the current academic buildings making the area very easy to navigate for university students and staff.
“Prospective students have high expectations for their term-time accommodation and seek out facilities such as en-suite bathrooms; there’s a lot of competition from other universities and it’s an important consideration now when selecting an application shortlist.”
The redesigned building consists of two accommodation blocks connected by a glazed link. It has been designed to act as a moderator between the university’s modernist campus and Victorian buildings in a nearby conservation area.
The building was completed under a design and build contract by contractor Morgan Sindall.
