Energy Centre Southampton
- Client:
- University of Southampton
- Location:
- Southampton, UK
- Calendar:
- completed 2004
- Value:
- around £4,000,000
- HH Role:
- Full architectural service
- Team:
- HH Resilient Design
This project involved the conversion and extension of the main boiler room at the Southampton campus. The brief was to create an Energy Centre using a combined heat and power (CHP) system. This was achieved using a system with two 2 megawatt generator sets for primary power, with heating and cooling using absorption chillers. Househam Henderson provided a full architectural service from initial design through to completion over a period of 14 months. The site, in a prominent location at the centre of the campus created a number of architectural challenges in that the building had to restrict noise and emissions, avoid disturbance to the surrounding academic buildings, and fit in with the brick architectural style of the campus. Househam Henderson devised an innovative solution with the generators housed in a basement within an acoustic enclosure and with a removable roof for plant installation and future replacement.