The University of the West of England in Bristol has chosen Vinci to build its Student Accommodation Project 3 (SAP3), set to be one of the largest Passivhaus certified developments in the UK.
The building, designed by Stride Treglown, will span 26,000 sqm and fit 900 bed-spaces in a mix of studios and four-, six- and eight-bed clusters.
SAP3 has a gross development value of 拢77m. The contract value for the main construction works had an advertised estimate of 拢60m.
Construction is scheduled to start in November 2021 and complete in summer 2023 ahead of the next academic year starting.
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