University of Oxford: Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom. Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects, 2010. Overall
This new building for the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences has not only been designed to meet the academic requirements of the department, but also to signal to the wider public the interests and concerns of the users. The most striking element of the building is a ‘narrative wall’, which acts as a shop front for the activities and ideas of the department. The building is structured around a simple relationship diagram which summarises the organisation of the spaces within. The ground floor space is focussed on outreach, with the more public areas of the building such as the library, foyer and display spaces close by. Write-up spaces are separated from the main laboratory areas, while generous circulation provides for interaction as users move around the building
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