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Phase 3 Blog

Phase 3 of our building redevelopment focuses on delivering a new nightclub and cafe/bar in place of dB's and da Vinci's. This much needed work will provide an exciting space for our members to eat, drink and relax. This blog will be updated throughout the project to keep you informed and more importantly give you a chance to provide feedback.

Latest Blog Entries

Working Group to meet on Thursday

March 11th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

The Phase 3 Working group (made up of the sabbatical officers, the Phase 3 Architect, and a mixture of students from different departments and year groups) will be meeting on Thursday to go through initial designs of the new nightclub, Metric.
The Phase 3 working group hasn’t met as often as originally intended due to problems with planning [...]

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Your new Nightclub name!

February 26th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

Well, it’s been an extremely controversial process! Our aim with the whole of Phase 3 is to ensure that you are continuously involved with the process. We want your feedback, ideas and input. The naming of the new nightclub and bar was an example of this.
We received over 150 suggestions some good, some bad and [...]

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Vote on the names for our new Bar and Nightclub

February 18th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

Thank you for all your great suggestions on the names for Phase 3. We received over 150 ideas and have whittled them down to our final shortlist. Now it is your turn again. You can vote by logging in with your College username and password below and then selecting your two favourite names. The poll [...]

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Name the New Venues

February 5th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

The Union are handing over the responsibility of coming up with names for the renovated bar and nightclub, currently known as Da Vinci’s and dB’s, to the students. It’s your chance to have a bit of fun and make your mark on Imperial’s history in quite a big way.
Send in your name suggestions for
1. The [...]

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Pillar Problem

January 26th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

The big problem that has arisen recently is the presence of a steel pillar in the nightclub and its close proximity to the new stage. The pillar obscures part of the stage area and could be a problem when it comes to hosting live bands in the new nightclub. We are currently looking at ways [...]

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First drafts are in!

January 14th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

Our architect for Phase 3, Heidi, has been busy working on plans following our Working Groups a few weeks ago. She has provided us with a plan of the new nightclub as well as the cafe/bar. We also have a few 3D renders of how the space might look.
Nightclub (dB’s)

You can see here the entrance [...]

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Our Working Groups

January 10th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

The Phase 3 working group was set-up back in December. The working group is made up of the sabbatical officers, the Phase 3 Architect, and a mixture of students from different departments and year groups. The students have a wide range of interests and are involved with the Union in different ways. Some work for [...]

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Introduction

January 8th, 2010 by Phase 3 Team

We’ve had some good news this week, as our plans for Phase 3 (refurbishment of the ground floor bars in Beit) have, in principle, been formally approved. Our first student focus group has met to discuss the plans, but there’s still time to get involved – you can send your views to Daniel Hill, the [...]

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