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Architecturally designed and built completely to spec, the new three-storey, modular building on the University of Birmingham\u2019s Edgbaston Campus is full of unique features<\/h2>\n

New office space was required to accommodate University academics: overall growth and construction work elsewhere on campus meant that staff were temporarily displaced. Planning permission<\/a> was granted for a new office block, but only for 3 and a half years.<\/p>\n

Not just a temporary solution<\/h3>\n

The brief: the building needed to be temporary but not feel temporary, and it needed to be spacious, modern and light. Time was of the essence, but without compromise on the finish.<\/p>\n

Of the three companies asked to tender by the University, Wernick Buildings<\/a> were selected as the preferred tenderer based on a combination of cost, quality and programme. A Wernick Buildings\u2019 modular system allowed the architects to customise the internal and external finishes while maintaining the budget and schedule.<\/p>\n

A wide range of features were specified from the outset: from architectural features such as the large sections of glazing, feature banding and projecting window surrounds, down to the finishing touches of skirtings, window frames and doors.<\/p>\n

Installing the modules<\/h3>\n

After just six weeks in the factory, the 36 modules were loaded and ready for the trip from South Wales to Birmingham. The February installation was on schedule: even after allowing for some of the worst snow this country has seen for some time! Crane trucks manoeuvred the modules through mature trees on the site \u2013 giving the final impression that the building had always been there.<\/p>\n

Kevin O\u2019Flaherty, Senior Project Manager at the University of Birmingham<\/a> is responsible for a portion of the University\u2019s ambitious capital programme: from the inception to getting the keys. O\u2019Flaherty, alongside the architects, worked very closely with the team at Wernick Buildings saying that he was in touch almost every day as decisions had to be made so quickly. O\u2019Flaherty found the Wernick team to be \u201chighly professional and always wanting to do the best job\u201d.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Flaherty said: \u201cI often hear \u201cit doesn\u2019t feel like a modular building\u201d \u2013 the extra touches have really made the space and feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive from both staff and planning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Due to the nature of the modular system used, the University can choose to move the building: either keeping the current configuration or changing it completely. The modules are built to be stacked up to four-storeys high or reduced down to one-storey. O\u2019Flaherty, however, feels the building sits very comfortably in its existing setting!<\/p>\n

Architectural touches<\/h3>\n

Glancy Nicholls Architects Ltd<\/a>, based in Birmingham and London, is a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)<\/a> Chartered Practice and was started in 2004. Wernick worked with the firm previously, also at the University of Birmingham. Wernick helped GNA to deliver a low impact building for researchers studying the surrounding woodlands.<\/p>\n

GNA architectural assistant Aiden Astle, who worked on the new office building, is excited about both projects\u2019 potential to \u201cchallenge the misconception of modular buildings<\/a>\u201d. The office building, he added, is further proof of modular\u2019s capabilities: \u201cThis project demonstrates that a limited time-frame doesn\u2019t need to infringe on quality. This project has proven the flexibility of this method of construction and the results speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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