Comments on: Exeter College by Alison Brooks Architects

By: Jackal

Jackal — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:55:48 +0000

When you look closely at the plans there are so shrewd moves, no question. The placement of the two courtyards, for example, is ingenious: plenty of well lit space and a subtle blurring of the public and private realm. I have reservations about the cladding and roof-profile though. I hope they change to using just the local stone, and perhaps some red brick to tie it in with the existing the building; prefabricated facade tiles never age well. Also I think they should replace the parabolic roof with something simpler and lose the post-modern arches; the money saved could then be used to create a roof terrace with beautiful views. Still the plans and sections undoubtedly show a clever solution.

By: Cowick Barton

Cowick Barton — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:55:25 +0000

Wonder what they would have thought about this design 700 years ago?!

By: Vee

Vee — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:11:46 +0000

Really? They won with this scheme? In Oxford? Oh dear.

By: edward

edward — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:47:45 +0000

Wonder what Libeskind.would have done with this. Nice infill work with just the right amount of flair to not be too stodgy.