Sector: Education, Master Planning, Regeneration
Project value: £15,000,000
Project stage: Planning
Gibberd Architects were delighted to have the opportunity to design a new digital technologies hub for South Essex College. The exciting scheme, located on the former Market site in the centre of Basildon forms an integral part of the town centre regeneration.
The scheme gained planning approval on 2018 and construction works were completed in 2021. The building is home to a number of growing curriculum areas, including networking, gaming and animation.
The architecture is intended to emit a landmark quality through the use of a contemporary form and material use. A largely glazed ground floor offers an active frontage, bringing life and vitality to the area, whilst the use of a translucent rainscreen for the upper floors offers a sharp contrast to much of the existing context. The scheme saw comprehensive upgrading of the adjacent external handplandscaping works, including a new ‘public’ square.
