The new home of the School of Engineering at Lancaster University provides 5,000 square metres of specialist workshop, laboratory and teaching space, supporting the department’s continued growth and expanding range of disciplines.

The building is organised as two concrete-framed, brick-clad finger blocks arranged along two sides of a central four-storey atrium. This generous internal space acts as the social and organisational heart of the faculty, with walkways linking all levels and providing visual connections between teaching, research and academic activity. Workshops and laboratories are on the lower floors, while upper levels accommodate academic offices, study areas and meeting spaces.

Specialist facilities include nuclear laboratories, hydropower rigs and advanced research environments for marine renewable energy. Many of these ‘live labs’ are visible from both inside and outside the building, reinforcing the culture of experimentation and openness central to engineering education.