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The University of York has lodged plans for a new mixed use student centre at its Campus West site in Heslington. The new £35m building has been co-designed by ADP Architecture and O’Donnell + Tuomey, and is described by the university as “an iconic new arrival point” on the campus.
The sustainably designed building will be set in landscaped gardens and will house the university student unions and student support services. It will also contain study spaces and studio spaces for student radio and TV, as well as dedicated eating and drinking areas.
Professor Tracy Lightfoot, pro-vice-chancellor for teaching, learning and students, at the University of York, said: "This is an important milestone in this project. In the last year we have spent a lot of time engaging and listening to our students to ensure that the plans truly reflect what they want, and need, from a building like this.”
She added: "The spaces have been adapted to fit their feedback and we will continue to do this throughout the rest of the process. Our iconic new Student Centre promises to be a fantastic asset to our students, the University and the local community."
If the planning permission application is successful, the university hopes that construction will commence in spring 2024, with a view to completion in the 2025/26 academic year. Preparatory demolition work is scheduled to take place over the next few weeks.
Helen O’Curry, Director at ADP Architecture, said: “We are very proud to be working alongside the University of York and partnering with O’Donnell + Toumey to design and deliver this exciting project.”
She added: “The Student Centre is a key strategic intervention into the wonderful York campus landscape. Located between iconic structures on the campus, the centre creates a visible and welcoming gateway to the university, providing significant public realm and dedicated student facilities.”
“The project has been a joy, with the whole design team working hard to deliver high aspirations for the University."
John Tuomey, of O’Donnell and Tuomey, the design-lead architects, said: “The University of York Student Centre will be a singular structure, a flexible plan with interconnecting multifunctional spaces, with a south facing winter garden and a walled orchard garden on the roof.”
He added: "The architectural form, embodying principles of environmental responsibility, responds to the visual patterns of York Minster and is consistent with material characteristics of the University campus.”
The University of York was founded in 1963, and is a research university with over 30 departments, and it is a member of the prestigious Russell Group. The original campus, known as Campus West, is sited to the south east of the city centre and covers some 500 acres.
An extension known as Campus East was built near the village of Heslington and opened in 2009. The university is organised around a collegiate structure with 11 separate colleges. The latest college was founded in 2022 and is named after the Ugandan teacher and human rights activist David Kato.
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