Charles Carter Building 

Multi-award winning four storey 4,000sqm, BREEAM Excellent building designed and built for the University’s 6* Management School.

 The ground floor contains a range of teaching spaces including a lecture theatre and an informal social learning lounge. The upper floors provide a range of cellular and open plan departmental office areas and meeting rooms arranged around a shared central atrium.

Designed to the principles defined in the BCO standards the building is well equipped to allow future flexibility.  The internal fit out featuring demountable partitions, and a flexible serving strategy allowing spaces to be re-configured in accordance with changing requirements. 

A refined palette of glass, European oak, exposed concrete, brick and aluminium contribute to a whole building sustainability strategy.

Awards: 

• Architects Journal;  “Value Excellence Award”, 2012
• Lancaster District Design Awards; Winner, 2012
• RIBA; National Award, 2011
• Brick Awards; Best Education Building, 2011
• MSA Awards; Commendation, 2011
• RICS Awards; Shortlisted 2011
• BCO North West Awards; Shortlisted, 2011
• British Construction Industry Awards; 
  Shortlisted “Best Building Project £3 – £50M”, 2011 

Charles Carter Building photos © Daniel Hopkinson

Images used with the kind permission of the photographer and John McAslan + Partners