An outdoor courtyard area with a modern design, featuring raised black planters filled with greenery, wooden benches, and a gravel-like ground surface. The surrounding buildings have brick walls and windows, with one building displaying a mounted air conditioning unit. A glass wall on the right side reflects parts of the courtyard.

Work in Progress Pavilion designed by Bennetts Associates

The Work in Progress Pavilion provides a low-carbon, public-facing space situated just across a courtyard from the Robotics Living Lab. The pavilion provides an adaptable workspace, exhibition area, and event space to promote and showcase RoLL’s work and research into robotic technologies.

The materials used in this single-storey timber-framed building avoid carbon-intensive materials such as concrete and steel. Low-carbon alternatives, including native softwood timber and straw, are used instead.

The pavilion demonstrates exceptional sustainability performance, achieving remarkably low net carbon figures through a considered and innovative design approach. The design of the pavilion has a measured upfront carbon impact of 468 kgCO2e/m2. Over the entire building footprint, this equals roughly 35.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide (equivalent). In addition, the design will sequester, or retain, approximately two-thirds the upfront carbon within the materials in the finished building. Allowing the building to be taken apart at the end of its life-cycle aligns the design with the principles of the circular economy. The component pieces and materials are intended to be recovered for reuse when the building is dismantled, saving on new material production in the future.

These core principles align closely with the ethos and ambitions of RoLL, demonstrating how architecture, research and the Arts and Humanities can all play a pivotal role, helping to meet our commitments in the on-going effort to address the climate crisis.
An outdoor courtyard area with a modern design, featuring raised black planters filled with greenery, wooden benches, and a gravel-like ground surface. The surrounding buildings have brick walls and windows, with one building displaying a mounted air conditioning unit. A glass wall on the right side reflects parts of the courtyard.
A modern building, the Work in Progress Pavilion, with a black exterior structure featuring large glass windows, through which an office space with people working is visible. In front of the structure is a rectangular planter box filled with various plants and greenery. The main building in the background is constructed of red brick and has multiple floors with windows.
A modern, minimalistic room with light-colored walls and ceiling, featuring a large white robot cell containing a robotic arm and a green cutting mat. In the foreground, two black armchairs and a small round wooden table with green books are visible. In the background, a person walks past a kitchenette area with light wood cabinets and a stainless steel sink. The floor is gray, and the ceiling has wooden beams with white panels between them.
The exterior of the Work in Progress Pavillion with large glass windows and doors. The cladding on the building's exterior consists of horizontal black panels that are evenly spaced, giving the facade a sleek and modern look. Inside, people are visible working at desks with computers. Text on the glass reads 'Robotics Living Lab Work In Progress Pavilion.' In front of the building, there is a wooden bench and a planter filled with greenery.
A modern office space with four people working at desks arranged in two rows facing each other. Large windows on the left allow natural light to fill the room. Bookshelves filled with books line the back wall, above which a large screen or whiteboard is mounted. Each desk has a computer monitor, desk lamp, and various office supplies. The ceiling features exposed wooden beams and recessed lighting.