Open International Competition for Glyndwr University, Wrexham

Development of 500 Student Residences on the Plas Coch Campus for Glyndwr University, Wrexham.

Glyndwr University has identified the need for new student residences to accommodate 500 students as part of a broader strategy to accommodate undergraduates and graduates on campus and increase the provision for student services including catering. The purpose of this project is to prepare initial design proposals for the first phase of development being 500 study bedrooms and a subsequent phase of student facilities within the Plas Coch Campus. This briefing document outlines the parameters for the development of that site.

The University’s campus lies on the outskirts of Wrexham and consists of a main campus at Plas Coch and Regent Street and other smaller sites at Yale Business Village, Rhosnesni and Gatewen. The site identified by the University for the new residences is on the northern edge of the central campus, adjacent to the existing Student Village. The new accommodation will be designed for undergraduate use, with conference use out of term time.

The University has prepared a Master Plan for the Plas Coch campus which identifies this site for residential development. 

To achieve its high aspirations for this development the University is seeking to select partners from the very best that the design community has to offer and has asked the RIBA Competitions Office to assist in this process.

The competition brief will be available to download from www.ribaglyndwruniversity.co.uk, and the deadline for submission of stage one designs is Friday 31 October 2008.