The pace hasn’t let up at the Waynflete Quad site. Since our last visit, the buildings keep rising; the tower has climbed two more floors, and the building facing onto the Plain is starting to take shape.
On the first floor of Building A, student bedrooms, doorways, and windows are all clearly visible for the first time, and it’s so easy to start imagining the finished rooms rather than just the shell. The cloisters of the new Quad, where the bike racks will eventually sit, are beginning to take shape, and you can start to get a sense of how people will move through the space once it’s finished.
It’s amazing to see it rising so quickly. It seems every time you pass the site, something new is peeking over the hoarding. Gilbert-Ash remain positive about progress, and the build is still on track for topping out in early November.
The tower is now on track to be the first part of the new quad to be finished. And from the top, the Great Tower is finally visible again, giving us a sense of what the view will be like when students eventually move in – a reminder that all this concrete and scaffolding will, before too long, be somewhere to call home.
We’ll keep sharing updates as the two buildings continue to rise over the coming months.
