Work has finished on a £3.5 million development on a university’s city centre campus.
The Yard will increase capacity at De Montfort University’s Business and Law Faculty, in Leicester.
It is the latest piece in a huge redevelopment of DMU’s campus in recent years, which has helped reshape the city skyline.
The four-storey extension to the existing Hugh Aston building has been designed by CPMG Architects and constructed by principal contractor Clegg Construction, which are both based in Nottingham.
Students will be able to use the building 24 hours a day.
CPMG Architects associate Tom Rigley said: “We’re delighted to have worked with De Montfort University again on their latest development, having designed the Vijay Patel and the Hugh Aston buildings over the last few years.
“It’s a great opportunity for us to showcase our expertise in educational buildings and create something special from a highly constrained site.
“We wanted to keep the design of the extension consistent with the Hugh Aston building as it nestles within its existing courtyard.
“This will allow the university to increase its Business and Law School capacity and create an inspiring working environment for the students to benefit from.”
Umesh Desai, director of estates and facilities at DMU, said: “The Yard is a real asset for the university, giving us much more valuable teaching space and student service areas.
“The way the design makes the most of the space and continues the style of the Hugh Aston Building is a real enhancement to our campus.”
Simon Blackburn, managing director at Clegg Construction, said: “Higher education has always been a key sector for us, so we are really pleased to have been appointed by De Montfort University as the principal contractor.
“The new extension is located in the heart of the campus and will provide valuable additional learning and teaching space for its students and staff.”
The project team for The Yard also included Mace as the project managers, Ares as landscape architects. MDA acted as cost consultants, the M&E consultant was Pick Everard and Elliot Wood undertook the structural and civil engineering works.
