Creating the Freemen’s Common Student Village has transformed an under-used site into a vibrant new flagship neighbourhood for teaching, working and living in.
The Freemen’s Common scheme includes more than 1,100 units of student accommodation and a 555-space car park. A student reception hub has been created in the refurbished listed Freemen’s Cottages.
The Sir Bob Burgess Teaching and Learning Building is a key new building in the redevelopment and sits at the head of a new square. New pedestrian and cyclist facilities within and surrounding the development reinforces the creation of a safe walkable and cyclable neighbourhood.
The project sought to regenerate an under-used site adjacent to the University’s main campus and provide additional student accommodation, student support and teaching facilities, and academic offices.
The scheme also set out to solve the car parking problems on the main campus which were impacting on listed buildings and the quality of the public realm.
The development has turned this inward-facing and slightly isolated settlement into a vibrant and inclusive neighbourhood which welcomes both students and the local community.
| Client: University of Leicester |
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| Funding partner: Equitix |
| Equity partner and constructor: Equans |
| Architect and master planner: Associated Architects |
| Planning consultants: Aspbury Planning |
| Planning consultants: Montagu Evans |
| Transport consultant: Phil Jones Associates |
| Mechanical and electrical engineer: Couch Perry Wilkes |
| Civil and structural engineer: Arup |
| Acoustics: WSP |
| Landscape architect: Plincke |
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