The Enterprise Centre, UEA, Norwich
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The new building at the University of East Anglia -
The external cladding demonstrates a dynamic mix of sustainable and recycled materials, the most innovative being the prefabricated and vertically hung thatch panel cassettes, a world first. Thatch, a blend of wheat and straw, is a carbon-negative material, local and easily sourced. It also has excellent insulation properties, is naturally waterproof and has a long lifespan. Architype and Morgan Sindall worked with local thatchers to develop a slide-in cassette to house the panels of thatch which lock together on a seamless split-baton system. The cassette frames vary in size but most measure about 1.2 x 3 metres and are between 250 and 300mm thick. They are made of spruce plywood and were prefabricated; assembled by local joiners off-site during the winter.
Originally posted for GuessWhereUK
The Enterprise Centre, UEA, Norwich
www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page...
www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page...
The new building at the University of East Anglia -
The external cladding demonstrates a dynamic mix of sustainable and recycled materials, the most innovative being the prefabricated and vertically hung thatch panel cassettes, a world first. Thatch, a blend of wheat and straw, is a carbon-negative material, local and easily sourced. It also has excellent insulation properties, is naturally waterproof and has a long lifespan. Architype and Morgan Sindall worked with local thatchers to develop a slide-in cassette to house the panels of thatch which lock together on a seamless split-baton system. The cassette frames vary in size but most measure about 1.2 x 3 metres and are between 250 and 300mm thick. They are made of spruce plywood and were prefabricated; assembled by local joiners off-site during the winter.
Originally posted for GuessWhereUK