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Foster + Partners reveals design for two-site Oxford R&D campus
The designs by Foster + Partners for Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT)’s new interdisciplinary research and development facility in Oxford have been revealed. Established eight years ago as a research and development centre for cancer and wellness, healthcare and global public health, EIT has now broadened its mission to focus on four key areas of scientifi c and technological innovation: medical science and healthcare, food security and sustainable agriculture, clean energy and climate change, and government policy and economics.
The new campus will incorporate more than 30,000 m2 of research laboratory space, an oncology and wellness patient clinic, as well as educational and meeting spaces.
The campus is spread over two plots, the historic Littlemore House, and Oxford Science Park, connected by a ‘treetop
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walkway.’ At the Littlemore House site, a number of existing buildings, including the historic house itself, are being restored and connected to new pavilions along the eastern edge of the site. The new additions create a C-shaped confi guration with a green courtyard at its heart; a landscaped outdoor area with a circular water feature and seasonal planting. Spaces between the buildings visually connect the courtyard with the surrounding streets, while sculptural fi ns on the facades of the new buildings provide shading, climate control and privacy.
Littlemore House has been restored and transformed into a single volume space, containing a library and study area that can also be adapted for informal meetings and events. Flexible laboratories can be adapted easily to meet the Institute’s changing needs over time.
A sunken 250-seat auditorium, located beneath the courtyard, serves as a central meeting space for lectures and large-scale events. Light fi lters through the water feature above and “dances on the walls of the auditorium,” said the architects. At Oxford Science Park, a new building with additional laboratories and educational spaces has been created, elevated on stilts due to the adjacent Littlemore Brook, allowing “landscaping and fresh air to fl ow underneath it.” A wooden geodesic dome, with rotating solar shading, provides a striking forum for events, lectures and collaborative endeavours at the top of the building. Foster + Partners worked alongside landscape architect Fernando Caruncho for this project. Set for completion in 2026, the sustainable development is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum accreditation.
ADF NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023
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