J: Introductions, EWB, what EWB do etc We’re here to talk to you about the nest

What is The Nest? a sustainable building a collaborative workspace a non-traditional teaching space V: “So, what is the Nest?” A sustainable building on campus. That’s been in the works for over 3 years now and since then it has evolved a lot, however it has always been Designed by students, for learning. In our current vision of the project, One half of the building is a collaborative workspace, what I mean by that is that the space encourages discussion J: Encourages play (google/startup offices)) Non traditional teaching space (come onto it later) but a space with no front, one that makes you engage with your learning and the space around you in a different way Some comment on the building materials and lighting About 300m big   Here’s an early visualisation

  J: Feasibility study stage, this is what it could look like V: I’d like to stress that the role in which students are playing in this project is one of leadership. We have a vision that we are bringing to a group of professional architects and contractors, so that they can realise that vision. we are not the ones drawing b;ueprints or laying bricks

Goals of The Nest

Goal One can be modern, attractive and conventional Show that sustainable buildings can be modern, attractive and conventional V: Some people think sustainability it going to look like this, this is the g wiz, one of the first electric cars to be sold in the uk, nowadays we’ve seen that the future of sustainable design looks like this. The Nest will normalise sustainability as the new benchmark for attractive design at Wawick If there’s time, talk about sustainability as a second thought

Goal Two Develop a way for Students to lead more effectively in their University J: if we can develop a replicable way What else can we do? Can we find a stable, replicable and high quality way for students to lead their own modules? Feedback (Ford)

Goal Three Create a testbed for innovative teaching at Warwick V: I think a great example of this is the idea of a 3D textbook. We see The Nest as sustainable in two ways, first in that the building itself is sustainable, second in that we envision sustainability to be taught within the building. The 3D textbook is the mixing of these two ideas, we want the sustainable building to teach sustainability. We are going to tastefully exposed parts of the structure to show and explain sustainable aspects of the building such as the strawbale, tire foundations and cross laminated timber. In this way we are teaching in a new way. If time talk about technological goodies V: One thing we’ve noticed how much space dictates behaviour, when you walk into a room like this, there’s an implicit bias dictating behaviour. As you can see in this room, there are rows and rows of seats all facing the front. This doesn’t give student a chance to think about learning before they sit down and start making notes. The Nest’s teaching space will not have these traditional biases and encourage users to evaluate the way they learn.

Where will The Nest be? J: Reason there isn’t a map is TBC Between two, both are highly visible and 3 minutes walk from the library Both also surrounded by trees We’ll get back to you in December

When will The Nest be built? V: As jack said in the slide before, we’re waiting for formal approval from the university, or more specifically CSAG for those of you that know what that is. As the building progresses, and after approval hopefully! The route through which the project goes through is the same as any other building on campus. Typical construction time after approval is about 12 to 18 months. Detailed costings are on their way, but right now the projected cost is about 1 million pounds. So our project is classed as “small” and should take about 12 months.   J: I’m graduating, prefer to get someone involved to take over asap Any questions, just ask.

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