Gort Scott

We are pleased to be appointed by Girton College, University of Cambridge to realise The New Court expansion project. Gort Scott – working alongside J&L Gibbons and Price & Myers – has won a design competition for a major planned addition to the College. The 9,400m2 New Court project will be the most significant single building project on the College’s main site since its foundation, and will allow the College to accommodate a larger number of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the heart of the College, while improving conference and performance facilities, including an iconic auditorium. With an emphasis on sustainability, health and well-being and connections between people, buildings and landscape, Gort Scott’s successful approach draws upon the College’s inclusive ethos and rich architectural heritage. The New Court project will be the latest in a series of higher education projects by the practice including St Hilda’s College, Oxford and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. We look forward to sharing more soon. Client Girton College, University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Structural Engineer Price & Myers Landscape Architects J&L Gibbons Acoustic Consultant Charcoalblue Visualisations Cyanotype Media (Auditorium) Gort Scott #girtoncollege #universityofcambridge #sustainablearchitecture #universityestates

Glimpses of Forest Road E17, from our late summer shoot with photographer Jack Hobhouse. Forest Road - our second project for Pocket Living in Walthamstow - provides 90 affordable one-bedroom homes for local first-time buyers. #Walthamstow #E17

Work at Dome House has begun on site. Located at 48 Artillery Lane in Spitalfields, this project involves the adaptive re-use of a heritage asset to create flexible and low impact new workspace. The building has a cranked roof with a glazed lantern atop to draw in natural light. A central circular staircase sits below the lantern and a domed ceiling. A modest rooftop extension will accommodate a new staircase leading to a plant enclosure and a roof terrace, with views over Artillery Passage Conservation Area. A key aim of the project is to improve the building’s environmental performance. The strategy is to retain as much of the original building fabric as possible, whilst upgrading key elements to improve performance. https://lnkd.in/ean_fWzd #ListedBuildings #Retrofit #WorkplaceDesign

Girton College’s original buildings were developed over the late 19th and early 20th century by three generations of the Waterhouse family, beginning with Alfred Waterhouse. They radically broke from traditional college arrangements and are characterised by a stylistic consistency and a strong sense of interconnectedness. Gort Scott’s New Court proposals have been conceived as a direct link to the existing buildings, and a reinterpretation of Girton’s characteristic spatial arrangement. While detailed design work has yet to take place, Gort Scott’s concept proposals envisage a subtle richness informed by Girton’s distinctive existing buildings. Just as Waterhouse combined decoration with functionality, so Gort Scott will also incorporate purposeful ornament such as buttresses, chimneys and expressed water disposal – providing a fresh interpretation of the details which make Girton so rich. https://lnkd.in/egP9r6fc Client: Girton College, University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Structural Engineer: Price & Myers Landscape Architects: J&L Gibbons Acoustic Consultant: Charcoalblue Model: Model Platform Workshop #alfredwaterhouse #girtoncollege #universityofcambridge #heritagearchitecture

When we won this competition back in 2016 we couldn't have imagined it would take 8 years to break ground! Gort Scott has grown a lot in that time, but one thing that hasn't changed is the care and attention we give every project, irrespective of scale, to ensure a successful outcome. There have been many people involved over the years, so well done to you all and thanks for helping us get here. Now it's over to you Paul Green and team at Gray & Sons Builders Ltd to deliver the Silver Street vision!

The Neave Brown Award for Housing 2024 will be presented this evening at the RIBA Stirling Prize ceremony. Unity Place joins a strong shortlist of projects - good luck to all! ✨ Unity Place is a social housing scheme delivered in collaboration with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) and Alison Brooks Architects, for Brent Council. The award is given in honour of modernist architect and social housing pioneer, Neave Brown (1926-2018) recognising the UK's best new affordable housing. Collaborators: RM_A (Executive Architect) & Grant Associates (Landscape) 📷 Unity Place, Paul Riddle #ArchitecturalAwards #affordablehousing #neavebrownaward

An early study for Silver Street Toilets in Cambridge city centre. The project is starting on site this week. The public toilets take the form of a small, lightweight pavilion that sits atop a concrete base on Silver Street bridge. The filigree metalwork draws inspiration from the work of the silversmiths that historically occupied the street. Visit our website to read about the historic setting of Silver Street toilets, and view the proposals for its reuse and refurbishment: https://lnkd.in/ezCaASBZ Gort Scott - Architect Cambridge City Council - Client Peter Dann Consulting Engineers - Structural Engineer Max Fordham LLP - Sustainability Engineer 3GCC - Cost Consultant PA Safety and Building Consultancy Limited - CDM #architecture #Cambridge #architecturalmodels #heritagebuildings #reuse

Work is progressing at our project at Nine Elms Park, viewed from street-level last week. Gort Scott is designing two buildings providing 207 homes for rent, for Moda, with London Square. The buildings sit within larger urban blocks, comprising a family of buildings framing the Linear Park, an urban parkland stretching from Vauxhall in the east to Battersea in the west. Other plot architects are MoCo and Allies and Morrison within a masterplan by Allies and Morrison Client Moda & London Square Collaborators Allies and Morrison & Morris Company Landscape Camlins #housing #newhomes #nineelms #LondonArchitecture

Girton College Cambridge has been a pioneering institution ever since its foundation in 1869 as Britain’s first residential institution offering university-level education for women: a bold step towards women’s full and equal participation in British political, social and economic life. Today the College is co-educational, and is one of the University of Cambridge’s largest colleges with around 550 undergraduate and 300 postgraduate students. There are currently 310 student rooms on Girton’s own grounds. The New Court project will increase on-site accommodation by more than 50 per cent. The College’s founder, Emily Davies, sought a site with clean air within a natural setting on the edge of Cambridge. This enduring context, alongside the College’s strong sense of community and values of excellence, inclusivity and sustainability, has informed Gort Scott’s approach. Read about The New Court expansion project here: https://lnkd.in/egP9r6fc 📷 1/3: Proposed student room. 2/3: Courtesy Girton College, date unknown. 3/3: Old Wing from the late 19th century showing the building’s original setting within open fields (archive ref. GCPH 3/1/5). Client Girton College, University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Structural Engineer Price & Myers Landscape Architects J&L Gibbons Acoustic Consultant Charcoalblue #girtoncollege #universityofcambridge #womenatcambridge