University college takes on fresh look

LEEDS Trinity University College has a new look this autumn, with a striking split-level student residence now taking pride of place on its Horsforth campus.

The 900 first-year undergraduates expected to arrive shortly will find a smart modern environment, with superb learning and living accommodation and enhanced dining and social space.

Redesigned landscaping and planting completes the new look for the 198 of the new arrivals who will be the first students to live in All Saints Court, which has en suite bedrooms grouped in flats of six sharing a spacious kitchen-cum-living area.

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Steve Oddy, Leeds Trinity's Director of Estates, said, "All Saints Court makes a very strong statement architecturally. Not only does it enhance the campus visually, it also contributes to cutting our carbon footprint.''

Green features of the building include a sedum roof to the lowest block, insulation levels to a higher standard than building regulations demand, and energy conservation measures including an energy efficient boiler and automatic lighting.

The main teaching building, which was still under construction when Leeds Trinity took in its first students in 1966, has been brought up to date with an airy glass atrium at the entrance, external cladding and a new roof.

The result is a highly contemporary appearance and improved insulation, while inside the building a warm welcome awaits in the restyled reception, new communal spaces and caf areas.

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Stephen Knowles, President of the Students' Union (LTU), said, "Having watched the new developments take shape during my final year as a student at Leeds Trinity, I am thrilled to be here for a further year as LTU President and see the scheme come to fruition."

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