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THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA LANCASTER CAMPUS MASTERPLAN 2014 - 2024 DRAFT REV 02 JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS | JULY 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY John McAslan + Partners are pleased to present this Section 8 describes the phased development masterplan proposal for the University of Cumbria programme for the campus over a ten year period and (“The University”) Lancaster Campus (2012 – 2024). the budget. The University’s Lancaster Estate is situated to the Relevant Appendices are contained at the end of this south east of Lancaster and was the former home document including a proposed Zonal Masterplan. to the Bowerham Barracks (1880-1959) and St. Martin’s College of Education (established in 1964). The existing Barracks buildings (1880), The Harold Bridges Library (1976) and The Chapel (1967) contribute to the character of the campus today. The site has distinctive features including a large portion of green amenity space and mature landscape and from certain locations provides fi ne views across Lancaster reaching out to Morecambe Bay. The campus has several site constraints which will be addressed in this document including many poor, dysfunctional and unused buildings situated on the site. The University has asked John McAslan + Partners to create a new masterplan for the campus and expressed the need to clear redundant building stock at the site and consolidate the campus to reduce maintenance back log. In part this will provide future development opportunities for new purpose built academic and residential estate. An aspiration to raise future revenue for the University is considered in the masterplan through the proposal to dispose or redevelop surplus land, improving student accommodation to meet market expectations and through consolidation of the campus to reduce overall maintenance costs and energy use. Creating a sense of place is a primary theme within the masterplan. Revealing the existing character and heritage of the site will bring clarity to the campus. The masterplan presents opportunities to enhance and reinforce existing spaces, construct new landscape squares and social areas and create an improved environment in which to live, work and study. Section 1 of this document is an introduction to the masterplan, the University, the Bowerham Road campus and the brief. Section 2 presents the aims and objectives of the brief identifi ed by the University and delineates the key issues to be addressed within the brief. Contextual analysis undertaken is illustrated in Section 3 including the existing physical and statutory context. The historical development of the site from the establishment of the Bowerman Barracks to the present day is described in Section 4. Section 5 includes a summary of the campus analysis undertaken and existing site constraints to be addressed in the masterplan proposals. Within Section 6, the proposed masterplan is presented. The location of two disposal sites for future development opportunities are also illustrated along with on campus development plots for the University. Section 7 describes the key projects recommended within the masterplan in more detail. 2 | John McAslan + Partners | University of Cumbria - Lancaster Campus Masterplan | 2014 - 2024 | July 2014 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION | 04 Campus Map | 04 2.0 AIMS & OBJECTIVES | 06 The Brief | 06 Briefing Diagram | 07 3.0 CONTEXT | 08 Physical Context - Location | 08 Physical Context - Site Photographs | 09 Strategic Context | 10 Strategic Context - Referencing Documents | 11 4.0 HISTORY | 12 Site Development 1870 - Present | 12 5.0 CAMPUS ANALYSIS | 14 Existing Pedestrian Routes and Public Squares | 14 Existing Vehicular Routes and Parking| 15 Existing Amenity Space | 16 Existing Building Condition | 17 Existing Primary Building Uses | 18 Areas of Opportunity | 19 Existing Site Constraints | 20 6.0 MASTERPLAN | 22 Masterplan - Concept | 22 Masterplan - Proposed Masterplan 2014 - 2024 | 24 Response to the Brief | 26 Proposed Pedestrian Routes and Public Realm | 28 Proposed Vehicular Access | 29 Proposed Demolition and Disposal | 30 Proposed Primary Building Uses | 31 Proposed Development Plots | 32 7.0 KEY PROJECTS | 34 Three Academic Districts: Main Academic Quad | 34 Three Academic Districts: New Academic Avenue | 36 Three Academic Districts: Refurbishment of William Thompson Tower and New Public Square | 37 Landscape Proposals | 38 8.0 DELIVERY | 40 Phasing | 40 Budget | 46 9.0 APPENDICIES | 47 Appendix A - Planning Background and Zonal Masterplan | 47 July 2014 | University of Cumbria - Lancaster Campus Masterplan | 2014 - 2024 | John McAslan + Partners | 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION The University was formed in 2007 through the The number of full time education students Student accommodation for the Lancaster Campus amalgamation of St. Martin’s College, Cumbria projected for the 2014/15 academic year is 2,521 is on site with the exception of city centre Mill Hall Institute of Arts and the Cumbrian campuses of and predicted head count is 2,789 (in reference student accommodation. The halls provide 507 the University of Central Lancashire. to Annex B of Appendix 2 within the University of bed spaces of which 415 are on site. Private sector Cumbria Estate Strategy 2014-24). The faculties rental accommodation is also utilised by students. The University has campuses in Lancaster, on site include Health and Science, Education Both academic and residential development Carlisle, Ambleside, Workington, Barrow-In- Arts and Business. options for the released land will be presented in Furness and a specialist teacher training centre the masterplan in response to the University’s need in London. The University is in close partnership BRIEF SUMMARY for quality modern, student accommodation and with three Further Education Colleges in Cumbria academic facilities to meet market expectations. (Lakes College, Carlisle College and Kendal There has been a broad range of building additions The University’s aspiration is to create a quality College) to enable local Higher Education delivery and extensions to the estate over the years during education community focused campus providing across Cumbria. the transformation of the site from a barracks state of the art academic facilities. (closure of the barracks in 1959) through the life The University is one of the newest universities of St Martin’s College of Education (who moved The proposed masterplan aims to create clear sight in the country and is the largest provider of initial onto the site in 1964) to the present day. A large lines and clarity of routes through the campus with teacher training. portion of the building estate is no longer required a focus on new recreational landscape hubs and by the University, is deemed unfi t for purpose, improved public space. BOWERHAM ROAD CAMPUS poses maintenance issues for the University and ambiguous routes through the campus. JMP has been working alongside Deloitte to establish The University’s Bowerham Road campus is situated a future development framework for the University to the south east of Lancaster. It is the University’s At present, the University faculties are distributed of Cumbria and its need to improve building quality largest campus by site area (14.13 Hectares). across the site and there is no defi ned campus and reduce maintenance backlog. Proposals for faculty structure. There is approximately 35,750m² the right mix of academic and non-academic Extensive views can be seen from certain locations of built accommodation on site of which 9,500m² accommodation are described in this document. at the campus out across Lancaster and beyond is residential and 26,250m² is non-residential A ten year phased proposal for the masterplan is towards Morecombe Bay. The campus composition accommodation. The University is aspiring to set out as a framework for the University for future includes a vast portion of green amenity space and reduce the campus estate by 9,000m² immediately. development and expansion on the Lancaster Site. mature landscape to the north with the majority of existing building stock positioned in the southern This masterplan document seeks to address the The masterplan aims to set out the University’s portion of the site. Historically signifi cant buildings need to consolidate the campus by proposing vision for its estate in Lancaster and provides a such as the Bowerham Barracks buildings (1880s), to demolish poor building stock thereby creating foundation for detailed planning applications to be Harold Bridges Library (1976) and The Chapel new academic districts, development sites and formed over the next ten years. (1967) remain on the site. The above site attributes opportunities. contribute positively to the campus defi ning a unique character for the Bowerham Road Campus. 4 | John McAslan + Partners | Lancaster University Masterplan | 2012 - 2022 | November 2012 Current University of Cumbria Campuses Neighbouring H.E providers F.E colleges - partnership with UoC Links between campuses CARLISLE Brampton Road Fusehill Street Campus Newcastle Street Site Carlisle College Carlisle Business interaction Centre WORKINGTON University of Cumbria @ Energus Campus Lakes College University of Central Lancashire (Westlakes) University of Manchester (Dalton Cumbrian Facility) Ambleside Campus AMBLESIDE Kendal College LANCASTER BARROW-IN-FURNESS University of Cumbria @ Furness College, Barrow Lancaster Campus Lancaster and Morcambe College Lancaster University LONDON THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA - CAMPUS LOCATIONS 2.0 AIMS + OBJECTIVES