This project reflects a future-focused design that blends sustainability, energy efficiency, and sensitivity to its heritage, creating a state-of-the-art living environment for students while ensuring the development is in harmony with its historic surroundings.
OR Consulting Engineers acted as low-carbon building services engineers, acousticians, and lighting designers for the development of new student accommodation at the St Chad’s site of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. Located within a Conservation Area, the site is nestled between the Grade II listed house and a 1970s student accommodation block, requiring a careful balance of heritage sensitivity and modern sustainability.
OR Consulting Engineers acted as low carbon building services, lighting and acoustic designers for the new post graduate accommodation at Churchill College, Cambridge.
The low-carbon design focused on optimising the performance of the building fabric while maintaining the ability to naturally ventilate the spaces, despite the challenging external acoustic environment of central London.
OR Consulting Engineers acted as low carbon building services, lighting and acoustic designers for the new post graduate accommodation at Churchill College, Cambridge.
The low-carbon design focused on optimising the performance of the building fabric while maintaining the ability to naturally ventilate the spaces, despite the challenging external acoustic environment of central London.