Ravensbourne College in London by FOA

Last week, a new building of the high art school Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication opened in the Greenwich business district on the peninsula, designed by the London architectural firm Foreign Office Architects.
The striking mosaic located near Rogers's Millennium Dome consists of more than 28,000 anodized aluminum tiles in various colors. To tile the façade with circular windows of seven different diameters, the architects used only three types of tiles, which create abstract floral patterns also referencing Gothic rose windows.
During construction, environmentally friendly technologies were employed. Part of the roof is covered with greenery, warm water is generated from solar collectors, and the building is heated by biomass boilers. The new four-story building offers 17,000 m² of space for teaching approximately 14,000 students. Various school functions are clustered around two common atriums. A large portion of the total height is located underground (31 meters deep), where the film studios and computer classrooms that do not require natural light are situated. The school was completed ahead of schedule, and the total costs (including interior fittings) exceeded £70 million (2 billion crowns).

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