The project benefits the entire King’s community by transforming the heart of the Strand campus with a new and improved courtyard, whilst delivering modern Engineering teaching space designed to encourage and foster collaboration for both academics and students.
The development of the building – a key ambition set out in King's Vision 2029 which maps the future of King’s as we look towards our 200th anniversary – brings almost 3,000 square metres into use, over two floors, and provides a new teaching home for the department, tailored to meet the specific needs of students and staff alike. Facilities include:
Experimental lab space with cutting-edge research facilities
- Maker spaces fitted with tools and equipment to allow students to move from theory to problem-solving to prototype creation
- Fabrication lab providing heavier equipment for students to build complex projects
- Design and build space, in the historic vaults under the Quad, will be a hub for students on the Strand campus.
The project was completed in September 2022 and was awarded the Refurbishment of the Year award in 2023 by Building Magazine alongside the project's architects Hall McKnight.