Wadham College

Oxford, UK

  • Wadham College
  • University aspiration centre and undergraduate centre
  • 2,200m²
  • Completed 2021
  • AL_A
  • Public Sector, FX Awards 2021; Civic Trust Award 2022; Michael Middleton Special Award, Civic Trust Awards 2022
  • Hufton+Crow

Two new buildings at the centre of Wadham College’s historic Oxford site create a state of the art Undergraduate Centre as well as an Aspiration Centre to accommodate the increasing number of visiting school students attending access and outreach events such as summer schools and aspiration days.

The new William Doo Undergraduate Centre will transform undergraduate life in College and the Dr Lee Shau Kee Building serves as a nexus for Wadham’s access programme, welcoming all Wadham’s prospective applicants when they visit for inspiration days and summer schools.

The Dr Lee Shau Kee Building is an ambitious investment in the future as an investment in people who are not yet members of the college. The William Doo Undergraduate Centre is recognition of the huge importance of social spaces as places where students will meet friends and collaborators for life.

These two buildings are designed to radiate openness. Modest in scale, but high in aspiration, they express the liberal and egalitarian values of the College and create a sense of belonging for students and staff. Reflecting changes in the way students work and socialise, they are open and transparent, and use the life of the College to animate the buildings.

 

D’Ieteren Brussels

50 Rue du Mail

D’Ieteren Brussels

Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall

Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall

General Fusion

Oxford, UK

General Fusion

Paisley Museum

Paisley, UK

Paisley Museum

V&A Museum

London, UK

V&A Museum

MAAT

Lisbon, Portugal

MAAT

Wadham College

Oxford, UK

Wadham College

Maggie’s

Southampton, UK

Maggie’s

Sky Central

London, UK

Sky Central

Central Embassy

Bangkok, Thailand

Central Embassy

The Courtyard

Moscow, Russia

The Courtyard

MPavilion

Melbourne, Australia

MPavilion

Thong Lo

Bangkok, Thailand

Thong Lo

Sky Hub

London, UK

Sky Hub

Globe Academy

London, UK

Globe Academy

Spencer Dock Bridge

Dublin, Ireland

Spencer Dock Bridge

Hills Place

London, UK

Hills Place

Oxford Street

London, UK

Oxford Street

Subway Station

Naples, Italy

Subway Station

Sky Media Campus

London, UK

Sky Media Campus

Site Tour Eiffel

Paris, France

Site Tour Eiffel

Centre for Music

London, UK

Centre for Music

MIT

Boston, USA

MIT

Illuminated River

London, UK

Illuminated River

Paleis Het Loo

Apeldoorn, Holland

Paleis Het Loo

LSE

London, UK

LSE

Abu Dhabi Mosque

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abu Dhabi Mosque

Mumbai Museum

Mumbai, India

Mumbai Museum

Oriel College

Oxford, UK

Oriel College

Le Louvre

Paris, France

Le Louvre

News London

London, UK

News London

Pitch/Pitch

London, UK

Pitch/Pitch

Tincan

London, UK

Tincan

Ceramic Table

Ceramic Table

Timber Wave

London, UK

Timber Wave

Selfridges

Birmingham, UK

Selfridges

Lord’s Media Centre

London, UK

Lord’s Media Centre

Comme des Garçons

New York, USA

Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons

Tokyo, Japan

Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons

Paris, France

Comme des Garçons

Metropolis

Copenhagen

Metropolis

Floating Bridge

London, UK

Floating Bridge

Furniture

Furniture