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Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

United Kingdom Architecture News - Mar 03, 2016 - 21:59   15100 views

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

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Zaha Hadid today officially opened the Arts University Bournemouth drawing studio designed by Sir Peter CookThe drawing studio is the first purpose-built drawing studio opened in the UK for 100 years and is the well-known architect and founding member of radical collective Archigram’s first building in the country. This commission came through a recognition that the fundamental nature of drawing and the way in which it stimulates thought needed to be recognised and celebrated in a building available to all sections of the Arts University Bournemouth.

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Moreover, designed by a prominent alumnus (when it was Bournemouth College of Art): Sir Peter Cook: much of whose architectural work revolves around drawing. The building is an iconic and free-standing pavilion that contains a large room, supported by a small internal service and storage territory. 

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

The condition of the room celebrates four aspects of light – a central theme in the tradition of looking and drawing. These are featured as follows: The large north-light: in the ‘Studio’ tradition, the rear clerestory that throws a softer light back from the rear wall,  a discrete – even softer - light that filters under the bench on the east side, a graded wash of light that comes in along the curve of the entrance porte-clochere via the glass entrance door.

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

The structure will be an all-steel prefabricated semi-monocoque construction, imported from the Netherlands and bolted onto the site slab, which will then be internally paneled giving a continuous white surface. The internal surfaces will be white with a grey floor.

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

The exterior is a simple but deliberately identifiable and curvaceous form in blue, constructed from steel. Through such simplicity, the act of drawing becomes a calm and considered activity within the lively world of a very busy and creative institution.

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

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Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Peter Cook’s Arts University Bournemouth Drawing Studio officially opened by Zaha Hadid

Project Facts

Type:  Education
Client:  Arts University Bournemouth
Location:  Poole, Dorset, UK
Primary team:  Prof. Sir Peter Cook, Gavin Robotham, Jenna Al-Ali
Consultant teams: AKT II, P3r engineers, PT projects
Status: Completed 2016

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