Royal HollowayLondon, England
Winter 1998The International Building for the Royal Holloway University, Egham, addresses and completes the natural ourtyard created by the Student Union and the Physics Building.
The courtyard rises by one floor to the main entrance of the building, allowing a glimpse of the original Founders Building upon entry.
The south-facing inner courtyard is clad in Western cedar panels, while the outer facing the noisier highway is built in red brick. Natural cooling is provided by night-time air, which passes through automatically opening hollow core
floor slabs.
Credit: Selcuk Avci as design director for ECD Architects.
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