Fry Building School of Mathematics, Bristol
Project description
The University of Bristol has remodelled the Grade II listed Fry Building (a complex series of listed buildings) to create a new home for the School of Mathematics. The site lies within a designated conservation area and is adjacent to another. The RIDI Group was proud to provide a sustainable lighting concept which was utilised throughout the project. The new building, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, features lecture theatres, smaller classrooms, a variety of common rooms and areas for interaction. Whilst retaining the historic character of the listed building, the additions include an atrium connected to a new 140-seat lecture theatre under a roof garden. Working with Bristol-based CMB Engineering, the RIDI Group was able to draw on its extensive range to create a suitable dimmable lighting solution. Spectral supplied around 700 Stora pendant luminaires, which are used in the classrooms, administration and communal areas. The luminaires were fitted with a special prismatic opal lens to ensure even light distribution and glare-free working. The frame is made of high-quality extruded aluminium with rounded corners. The luminaires fit perfectly into the room and can be suspended at different heights - with their slight indirect component, they create a pleasant working atmosphere. The newly created atrium building, which was an important architectural feature of the development, is illuminated by several Iris pendant luminaires from Spectral. These transparent, circular luminaire were supplied in 400 and 600 mm sizes, depending on the suspension height, and are now an integral part of the new space. In the other break rooms and the main lecture theatres, around 550 m of the VENICE linear luminaire system from RIDI were installed as recessed and pendant versions. The VENICE system can be customised to individual or project-specific requirements and is used here in various lengths and with different optics. In the front part of the classrooms, the KARO track spotlight illuminates the blackboard area.
Ort
Bristol, Great Britain
Year of construction
2021
Subject area
Education & Culture
