Changing Estates Strategy Andrew Grainger Director UCL Estates 10 October 2014
Changing Estate Strategy Challenges and Opportunities UCL Strategy Estate Strategy and Capital Programme Funding Engagement UCL East
UCL has grown organically for 188 years Focused in Bloomsbury c200 Buildings 5 million Sq ft Value??
Challenges & Opportunities Legacy of decades of under investment Growth Academic Ambition Capacity Constraints Cost and Complexity Breaking out of the Central London straitjacket Changed funding model
UCL 2034 A new 20 year strategy for UCL Key Enablers: Maintaining a sustainable estate to meet our aspirations Giving our students the best support, facilities and opportunities
Transforming UCL 10 Year Capital Plan c 1.2bn Expenditure planned this year over 140m Priorities: Legacy issues Student Experience Capacity Partnerships Local Academic Priorities Long Term UCL East
Cruciform Hub Learning Spaces Opened Sept 2014 Refurbished Basement Library and Learning Spaces Burwell Deakins Architects
Wilkins Terrace Opens early 2016 Stunning new open space Levitt Bernstein Architects
Wilkins Lower Refectory Burwell Deakins Architects Complete late 2015
Wates House A new Home for The Bartlett Hawkins Brown Architects 70% Increase in Space: 85000 sq ft On site Jan/Feb 2015 Complete Autumn 2016
Kathleen Lonsdale Building Refurbished Heritage Building Levitt Bernstein Architects On Site Jan/Feb 2015 Complete Autumn 2016
New Student Centre Last substantial site for new build Address shortage of student learning space Nicholas Hare leading design Planned to open late 2017
Unprecedented scale one programme: 2014-2024
Enabling Projects Major projects require substantial decant accommodation: Hampstead Road - former BHS Warehouse from Derwent Critical to maintain the operation of the University and minimise disruption from construction: Bloomsbury projects managed as single programme Temporary Catering Provision Temporary Events Space Centralised logistics
Highly Congested Environment Live campus 30,000+ staff and students Public access Complex project interfaces Multiple projects within buildings 98 predicted construction deliveries per day at peak 500+ site workers 120 business as usual deliveries per day 58,000 pedestrian movements per day at 4 gates
Construction Logistics Strategy Third party logistics provider Off-site consolidation of deliveries Centralised Logistics Services Hoardings Construction waste Welfare & site offices Compound space allocation Small construction parcels consolidation Site-wide inductions
Temporary Events & Catering
Funding Mechanisms Changes to Government Funding Financial Discipline Financial Performance Partners Philanthropy Borrowing
Community Engagement UCL 2034 - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-2034 Transforming UCL website - www.ucl.ac.uk/transforming-ucl/ Local Consultation and Engagement Town Hall Meetings Neighbourhood Meetings Site Hoardings Planning Process
UCL East An exciting new opportunity on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Drivers: Continuing Growth New Academic Activities Innovation and Enterprise Space Specialist requirements Student Accommodation Cost Flexibility Scale
Bloomsbury - Stratford 7 mins (HS1) Bloomsbury 13 mins (Crossrail) 18 mins (Tube) Woolwich Arsenal
Olympicopolis
UCL East HereEast East Village LB Waltham Forest LB Hackney Westfield Stratford Station Town Centre Olympic Stadium Greenway LB Newham LB Tower Hamlets