The Making of Wilkins Terrace
Wilkins Terrace UCL Estates Andrew Grainger
@transformingUCL
Wilkins Terrace Architecture
Matthew Goulcher
@LevittBernstein
Euston Roa
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Gower Plac
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Physics Yard UCL Wilkins
Torrington Place
Gordon Street
Gower Street
Totten h a m C ourt R oad
Warren Street station
Physics Build
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Site access road Width: 3450mm
Labs
Labs
Archway height: 3780mm (survey 26100PY-E-01A)
High-level windows
Lightwell
Labs
Lightwell
Views out Light in Loading Bays and Wells Service Route
High-level windows
Wilkins Building Estates OfďŹ ces
Nanotechnology
Existing Refectory Views out Light in Cloister
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Existing Refectory Kitchen
Bloomsbury Theatre
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Top of brick screen lines through with Donaldson Library
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Fourth Facade cill lines through with cill of Wilkins
Cill lines through with cill of Donaldson fanlights
golden section
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golden section
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North East Elevation
South West Elevation
South East Elevation
North West Elevation
Wider facilities management use Kitchen and storage areas
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61.5 degrees summer solstice
Canopy structure
Store seating Upper terrace Physics
Service undercroft
Physics Wall
Key Plan
Pleached Tree Border 4 1
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Section elevation AA facing the Physics Building 1:50 @A3450mm
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Section location plan (nts)
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Key
1100mm
Light well
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Pleached tree planting with ‘flat’ profile to preserve light to existing windows behind
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Canopy structures with climbing vines
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Two-tier espalier trees at low level behind seats
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Existing Physics Building facade with lightwell Planting beds stepping down to paved surface
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Wilkins Terrace Stonework Bernard Burns
Why Stone? WhyPortland Portland Stone?
The Portland Beds
Image Image supplied by Albion supplied by AlbionStone Stone
The Portland Beds
Fancy Beach
Whitbed
Basebed
Visiting the quarry
The landscaping
The fourth facade
The details
Wilkins Terrace Lighting Colin Ball