Features: Wimbledon College of Arts

The New Studio at Wimbledon College of Art has won the Ashden Prize for sustainability. Ashden is a charity championing sustainable projects that demonstrate high levels of energy efficiency.

The highly energy efficient project received the second highest BREEAM score in the world in design stage assessment, and has achieved below Zero Carbon and an A+ EPC rating. The jury were ‘hugely impressed with the attention that had been paid to every aspect of sustainability’ that has ultimately ‘resulted in a building which is not only efficient but also looks good’.