Lincoln College Extension

Status: 2013
Location: Oxford

Client: Lincoln College
Value: confidential

 

We have recently been commissioned by Lincoln College to create a new Arts Centre by extending and refurbishing the existing Garden Building, vastly improving facilities for both students and the public, and developing a scheme that is fully accessible, sustainable,
re-energising and givies new purpose and meaning to the existing Grade II listed building. The design aim is to create a sequence of interior spaces that are capable of being used independently or together, maximising natural daylight and having the potential to engage with and open out onto the adjacent gardens.

Our design proposals create a new two storey stone and glass pavilion with a basement. The proportion of the new building is informed by the geometry and rhythm of the existing Garden Building and acts as a quiet foil to the 1905-06 Read and MacDonald symmetrical facade, whilst also respecting the setting of the adjacent Chapel and East Range buildings.

The scheme will create a sequence of fully accessible light filled interior rooms that provide breakout spaces adjacent to the Oakeshott Room and a new Graduate Common Room. The interconnectability of the garden and internal spaces will heighten both the quality and versatility of the Garden Building as an arts venue. The object of the current proposal is to restore both the ground floor and Oakeshott Room to something approaching their original form.The introduction of a new basement will provide toilets, storage and practice room facilities. The close proximity to the College’s kitchens means that events held in the new spaces will be adequately catered for.

 

Credits
Structural Engineer: Arup
Services Engineer: Max Fordham
Lanscape Architect: J&L Gibbons
Conservation: SFK Consulting