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Overview
Fronting both Queen Street
and St Aldates in a prominent city centre location, the development was carefully crafted to maximise the opportunity of a constrained site within a historic conservation area setting. Fronting both Queen Street and St Aldates
in a prominent city centre location, the development was carefully crafted to maximise the opportunity of a constrained site within a historic conservation area setting.
The scheme combined the refurbishment of an existing 1930’s office property on St Aldates which linked to new-build accommodation fronting Queen Street. The Queen Street façade and roofscape were carefully designed to respect the scale and rhythm of the historic context while respecting views from the neighbouring Carfax Tower.
A renewable energy target
of 20% was achieved by using air source heat pumps for the student accommodation. Low energy lighting, small power management systems, improved building fabric and an energy efficient ventilation strategy also contributed to an energy efficient design. A renewable energy target of 20% was achieved
by using air source heat pumps for the student accommodation. Low energy lighting, small power management systems, improved building fabric and an energy efficient ventilation strategy also contributed to an energy efficient design.
Located in a Oxford’s
Central Conservation Area, the unique site was composed of several buildings fronting both St Aldates and Queen Street. Located in a Oxford’s Central Conservation
Area, the unique site was composed of several buildings fronting both St Aldates and Queen Street.
Queen Street is still characterised by historic narrow plot widths to this day. The new-build element of the development had to address this context whilst providing a positive and contemporary addition which enhanced the conservation setting.
The larger building footprints of St Aldates, and the 1930s office building of nos. 114-119 in particular, lent themselves to an opportunity for refurbishment.
