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RIBA National Award 2016 for the Investcorp Building, Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, Oxford University

Following its recent awards from the Oxford Preservation Trust and RIBA South, the Investcorp Building, Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, Oxford University has received a RIBA National Award 2016.

Integrating new academic and research facilities within a design defined by the existing built and natural environment of the college, the Investcorp Building maintains the detached character of the college’s existing buildings, allowing them to be read as separate elements. The design weaves through the restricted site at St Antony’s College while its stainless steel façade softly reflects natural light to echo the building’s context.

The curved form of the library reading room’s western façade accommodates the century-old Sequoia tree and its extensive root network with a drainage system below the foundation slabs to ensure the tree receives enough moisture.

The new Investcorp Building connects disparate buildings within the college, defining a series of spaces for the centre’s renowned archive, library and seminar programmes; allowing the Middle East Centre to expand its commitment as a vital forum of research and debate.

In its citation, the RIBA Award committee noted: “This is a project that demonstrates great virtuosity and a huge amount of technical skill… the architect, the contractor and the client worked well together to produce a superb building which will stand the test of time.”

(Above image by Luke Hayes)

 

RIBA National Awards

Oxford Preservation Trust

St Antony’s College, Middle East Centre