A brief presentation showing recent projects within the Education Sector.

1. MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 EducationSector

2. EducationMiddlesbrough College MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 Middlesbrough College relocated from four campuses across the town to a new £68m facility in summer 2008. The college wishes to build upon the success of this move through investing in a new centre of excellence for delivery of sixth form provision and a new synthetic turf pitch, both being located across the road from the College on the other side of Dock Street. The College proposes to retain some of the heritage around the site by integrating the façade of an original 19th century building into the contemporary facility incorporating sports changing facilities, a cafeteria, state of the art teaching facilities, student and staff accommodation – alongside a full sized synthetic turf facility. The new buildings knit together the historical red brick buildings with a contemporary solution of wrapping cladding and large glazed walls over and around the existing walls. The spaces are designed to maximise natural ventilation and other sustainable options to the college for future energy conservation. The glazed walls to the street will give a transparent and open feel to the building.Project Value: £3,500,000Start Date: Due on site in August 2011. Existing site, adjacent to the Main Campus building This part of the Middlehaven area is a mixture of derelict warehouses and sites and is considered ‘part of the central industrial area’. The original Masterplan illustrates this part of the development as a leisure zone incorporating sport pitches, parks and green areas, play strips and buildings intermingled within this to support the use.At present the site (Highlighted by the red boundary line) consists of 3 derelict warehouses with 2 external courtyards and a collection of derelict pieces of land. This is collectively bordered by Dock Street, Lower East Street, Grey Street and Commercial Street, to form an entire site which creates one of the new ‘city grids’ of the proposed Masterplan of Middlehaven. Site Location Image – Site highlighted in red Proposed Development Model The proposal involves the demolition of the two 20th Century warehouse buildings, with facade retention and refurbishment works to the mid-19th Century Warehouse building.The new build aspect has been carefully designed to incorporate the retained warehouse façade. This design includes the creation of the new Sixth Form Centre and sport facilities which provides 13 No. new classrooms, staff and student common rooms, canteen, changing facilities, a new synthetic pitch, and associated external works. The proposal also included for outline permission for a new Public Realm to be created and future expansion space to be secured for Middlesbrough College. 3D visualisation of proposals

3. EducationMiddlesbrough College MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 Drawing extract– Reflected ceiling plan Drawing extract– Coloured floor finishes

4. EducationMiddlesbrough College MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 3D visualisation – View of south facing elevation 3D visualisation – View showing retained façade of existing Victorian building. 3D visualisation – View from sports pitch of north facing elevation

5. EducationRedcar & Cleveland College MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 The proposed new rear entrance The Phase 2 development began at the end of the existing central teaching block which was purposely designed with a temporary end facade to facilitate future expansion. This wing provides the access into the new build section, on the ground and first floors, via the existing classroom corridors which would access a new nodal atrium. The nodal atrium serves several purposes; it provides a point of orientation - a linking point between phases 1 and 2, it acts as a meeting /reception area for the Lecture Theatre, it provides a circulation hub for this and future phases, and it also provides a location for a possible second access allowing the building to be zoned and used for multiple functions. The proposal involves the continuation of the new campus development with the construction of Phase 2 of the College to the North West corner of the site, with a new two storey teaching block and 300 seat lecture hall. Phase 2 follows the curved concept established by Phase 1, with the building form being generated about the central nodal point. Phase 1 originally set out the intention of the overall campus as a quadrant in the North East corner of the site however the teaching wings project from the nodal point in the entrance foyer, almost like spokes from a wheel. The rear of the building openings up to the North, with an incomplete Northern facade and a unfinished campus image. The proposed phase 2 development began to complete the campus master plan, closing the quadrant and creating a part Northern Facade, which would be completed by further phases. Project Value: £2,600,000Completion Date: August 2010. Section of proposed new Atrium This two storey glazed roofed atrium houses the ‘general circulation’, lifts and stairs, together with toilets on the ground floor, sufficient for 300 people and general ‘chill out’ space for students and teachers on both the ground floor and the first floor gallery area. The atrium also provides direct access to an additional parking area to the rear of the new building and to the newly formed landscaped courtyard. Corridors from the atrium area provide access to the two storey teaching wing which houses General Tutorial Rooms, a Small Office, Electrical Workshop and Engineering Science Laboratory on the ground floor and further General Tutorial Rooms on the first floor together with the HE Suite including ‘chill out’ area with internet access, Resource Centre and ICT Suite, all accessed via spine corridors. The atrium also provides access to the 300 seat Lecture Theatre with entrances both on the ground floor and the first floor allowing flexibility when entering the lecture space. The Lecture Theatre is fitted with 250 seats within a retractable seating system allowing them to be folded away to create a large open plan space with the flexibility to be used for various purposes such as exams and College Ceremonies. The Proposed Lecture Theatre The development was complemented with landscaping to both the rear of the site and the newly created courtyard which would sympathetically complement both the design and planting of the current landscaping scheme. A new access road was introduced linking the existing car parking area, to the front of the existing building and to a new parking area to the rear of the site along the edge of the site adjacent to Locke Road. The building caters mainly for students but also hosts evening out of term time Evening Classes, Conferences and Community Events.

6. EducationRedcar & Cleveland College MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 3D visualisation – Initial proposals Drawing extract – Coloured wall types Photograph – Completed project

7. EducationRedcar & Cleveland College MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 Drawing extract – Section eaves detail Site photograph – Atrium at first floor level Site photograph – showing new lecture theatre Site photograph – taken from within the proposed library space Site photograph – viewing atrium space

8. EducationCleveland College of Art & Design MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 This Green Lane site is part of the original College campus and has grown, developed and adapted to changing demands and needs over the past 100 years.During the past few years the College has assured its commitment to the site by investing over £1.5M in new studio and workshop space and a further £0.5M on adapting the building to meet with the new DDA requirements for public buildings.This success resulted in the need for further investment to meet the growing demands, and this phase involved the proposed extension to the College’s existing refectory, and its success has since lead to further redevelopment and modernisation of the site through future successive phased developments.The remit from the client was for the new extension to blend with the existing buildings, so the style, build techniques and build materials were carefully matched. This was however offset with the use of the spectacular glazed roof which creates the open air ambience. Project Value: £150,000Completion Date: February 2010 Existing Refectory space with extended servery New Refectory space - showing how the existing and proposed spaces blend together. New Refectory space showing atrium glazed roof

9. EducationCleveland College of Art & Design MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011 Drawing extract – Servery details

10. EducationCleveland College of Art & Design MATTHEW THOMAS – Portfolio 2011