Exeter College Cohen Quad, Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

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Exeter College Cohen Quad, Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

Firm

Alison Brooks Architects

Type

Residential › Student Housing
Educational › University Auditorium

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2020

SIZE

5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

BUDGET

Undisclosed

Alison Brooks Architects' Cohen Quad project reinvents the traditional Oxford collegiate quadrangle, combining student rooms with teaching spaces in landscaped courtyards. The new 6,000 m² Quad expands Exeter College's campus and features accommodation for 90 students, lecture halls, seminar rooms, social learning spaces, an archive, café, offices, and fellows' accommodation. The unique S-shaped design weaves between two courtyards, connecting internal and external spaces with a narrative route of cloisters, staircases, and garden walks. The central multi-level commons area serves as the social heart of the Quad, while the public spaces are represented by a stone-clad base and student rooms are enclosed by a sinuous stainless steel surface. The distinctive curved roof provides loft study and living spaces, marking the Quad on Oxford's skyline.