Devonshire Building,
University of Newcastle

The Devonshire Building (Dewjo'c Architects) at the University of Newcastle is an environmental research facility which brings together under one roof, a number of 'traditional' physical sciences, e-science and social sciences. The building provides laboratory and office space for a number of different departments and creates a ‘cultural exchange’ in the university, which is keen to encourage interaction and cross-flow of ideas across departments.

The building incorporates a high degree of flexibility on the five functional floors which are arranged around an atrium with modular laboratories to the north, and open plan space to the south. The ground floor houses a central reception and management suite together with conference rooms, a virtual reality centre and cafeteria all designed to a high specification to encourage links with the business community.

		drawings (pdf)