QBS Student Hub Building Wins NI Public Sector Project Category in RICS Awards 2024
The RICS UK Regional Awards 2024 showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.
The Awards recognise outstanding achievement, teamwork and companies.
During May and June 2024, a series of regional events highlighted the best regional projects going forward as finalists at the National event, taking place on 4 October 2024 in London.
We are delighted that our Student Hub building is the regional winner in the Public Sector Project category for Northern Ireland.
The design and delivery of Queen’s Business School’s Student Hub was led by , working closely with project management/cost consultancy teams. The brief was particularly demanding with requirement both to ensure flexibility in its accommodation to adapt to evolving teaching and learning pedagogies for its post-graduate students and to become an exemplar in sustainable building design.
The site context was particularly challenging. The contemporary architectural solution acknowledges the neighbouring listed-building in its form and materiality, whilst also responding to the sensitive landscape, with the building carefully set into its sloping site; ensuring user-connectivity with the surrounding mature woodland.
Thank you to all those involved, from QUB Estates, to Todd Architects, and all suppliers and contractors. This fantastic development supports the growth of Queen’s Business School and helps us deliver on our sustainability goals.
We are delighted to have won in this category and look forward to attending the National Ceremony in October with the other regional finalists.
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