Carnegie Village opens its doors
WORK on Leeds Metropolitan University’s Headingley Campus’s pioneering Carnegie Village scheme has been completed.
The student residence development is provided by student accommodation specialist UPP and consists of townhouses on the university campus.
The scheme will welcome its first students in September.
The Carnegie Village comprises 479 student residential bedrooms including seven adapted rooms for disabled students.
Accommodation is split into six blocks with a mixture of townhouses for nine to 12 students each, and cluster flats.
Blocks have been named after Yorkshire rivers: Aire, Calder, Nidd, Swale, Don and Esk.
The cluster flats include ensuite facilities, larger bedrooms with double beds, a 24-hour reception area, CCTV, secure covered cycle storage, vending and laundry areas, and will double up as accomodation for conference delegates visiting the University during the summer months.
Student success: Lewis Coakley, president of Leeds Met’s Students’ Union; Sue Holmes, Leeds Met’s head of estates; and Anthony Marjerrison, UPP’s construction implementation manager.
The Carnegie Village was designed and specified to satisfy sustainable design and has an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating.
One block within the Village has been designed and built to ‘PassivHaus’ standards, which is a landmark project for the education sector.
The PassivHaus has an enhanced building envelope to reduce heating levels to the point that a conventional heating system is not required.
Sue Holmes, head of estates at Leeds Met, said: “Leeds Met is delighted with the new residential development at Headingley Campus.
“The development sits beautifully within the site and we are thrilled that we have met the BREEAM and PassivHaus standards. We have already had a lot of interest from prospective students and conference users and are sure it will deliver a fantastic residential experience for our students and guests.”
Sean O’Shea, chief executive at UPP, said: “It is very exciting to have completed and handed over this unique building to the university.
“The scheme has involved high levels of innovation and demonstrates the increasing desire from both universities and their students to promote more sustainable ways in education. We look forward to welcoming the first students in September.”
Work commenced on the Carnegie Village in May 2008, with principal contractor Shepherd Construction and architects GWP.
UPP will also provide facilities management services and day-to-day running of the accommodation.
