Work on a £1.1 million project for the University of Exeter has been completed.

Contractors Morgan Sindall carried out the work to transform a biosciences building which included the refurbishment of the Hatherly Laboratory Building on the university’s Streatham Campus.

Faithful+Gould delivered the contract administration and multi-disciplinary design services for the nine month project, which saw Morgan Sindall create new learning spaces for students. The new laboratory will house the latest technology needed for simulation and modelling experiments.


A new modular building was also developed in the courtyard behind the Hatherly Building to create space for group working. It has been fitted with a sedum roof to create a green space.

The firm also renovated the basement and a main corridor of the existing four-storey building and upgraded the mechanical and electrical provisions for all of the refurbished areas.

Andy Coleman, Senior Building Surveyor at the University of Exeter, said: "This was a very complicated project carried out in the middle of busy student teaching spaces, academic research laboratories and the offices of academics and staff. We are grateful that the contractors worked hard to minimise the disruption so our world-leading research and teaching could continue uninterrupted.

"Everybody is delighted with the amazing transformation to the building and the quality of the work."

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