Site works have begun at the Morris building in Oxford. Completion is expected in September 2018.

The scheme includes a new garden building providing fully accessible rooms, the conservation of four adjacent listed buildings, re-landscaping the Morris Yard, adjusting the collegiate offer to provide improved student accommodation and cluster flats including three fully accessible suites.

The new Garden building sits within the area of the outer ditch of Oxford’s medieval City Wall which dominates the New College campus.
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The Merton Priory Chapter house project will start on site in November 2017. Works will continue until April 2018.  The work involves rebuilding the glass wall at the south of the enclosure, and improving internal facilities so that the education and heritage centre can be opened for the public. Further information about the project can be found here.

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Artist Janine Hall has been awarded the inaugural Marcus Beale Architects Drawing Prize 2017.

The prize is awarded to a student on the MA course at Wimbledon College of Art for depicting space. Janine’s works which include etchings, graphite, ink, and wool showed an accomplished and imaginative engagement with the invisible three dimensions – ‘Alternative Worlds’. Hers was one of six very strong submissions and we would like to thank all the contributors for their fine and throught-provoking work.

Here is Janine’s description of Blob and Shadow, illustrated:

Court Drove, Overton, Public Consultation; Monday 14 Aug 2017

A public exhibition and consultation looking at the design for the proposed development East of Court Drove, Overton was held at The Club Room in Overton Community Centre from 5:30pm to 8:00pm on Monday 14 August 2017.  The proposed residential development is for 12 new dwellings.  The purpose of this exhibition was to inform, consult and gain feedback from the local community on the proposed development. Members of the design team were present to discuss the proposals. 35 people attended and 21 feedback forms were received.

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Architect Alfonso Spina and Assistant Ola Wojciak have joined the practice. (more…)