Mace wins £215m UCL East campus building

Mace has signed a pre-construction agreement with University College London (UCL) for Marshgate 1, the largest building in the first phase of the new UCL East campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London.The pre-construction phase for Marshgate 1 begins immediately with a review of the procurement strategy to secure a start on site in 2019 and project completion in 2022.The contract was advertised with a value of £215m.Marshgate 1 has been designed by architect Stanton Williams, which was appointed in 2016. It comprises a nine-floor academic block with two floors of rooftop plant and a partial basement. Construction of Marshgate I is expected to start in 2019, following completion of design and agreement of build costs. A phased opening of the building is planned from September 2022.UCL East will be part of the £1.1bn East Bank development, a collection of cultural and education institutions, including the London College of Fashion, BBC Music, Sadler’s Wells and the Victoria & Albert Museum’s collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution.