Preston Barracks
Cartwright Pickard Architects
Preston Barracks is a major mixed-use development on a brownfield site in the centre of Brighton, South East England. The proposal contained a mix of residential, retail, offices, education and training facilities, hotel, crèche and restaurants with a total floor area in excess of 500,000ft²
DETAILS
LOCATION: BRIGHTON
CLIENT: URBAN CATALYST
COST: £100M
DATE: COMPLETED 2006
SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CONSULTING
BUILDING SERVICES DESIGN
Strategy
A key aim of the development was to provide an exemplar of a new sustainable community scheme which provides the residents with a vibrant and creative place to live, work, learn and play. Combining architectural excellence with sound environmental concepts was at the core of the overall design.
Atelier Ten developed the sustainable strategies with the aim of combining social, economic and environmental sustainability in all aspects of the design process. Low energy consumption through sensible planning and building services design, alternative energy generation through CHP and solar power and low impact solutions on water and material consumption from the main elements of our sustainable design for this site.