Architect |
Hawkins\Brown |
Date
Built |
2012 |
Location |
Walton Street |
Description |
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New Radcliffe House
occupies one corner of the Radcliffe
Observatory Quarter redevelopment
site. It is home to the Jericho
Health Centre, which consolidates three GP
practices under one roof, the Department
for Primary Care Health Sciences, and the
Oxford University Press. At the
opening of the building, Professor Andrew
Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the
University, was quoted as saying that: “We
are proud that Oxford University has
been able to make such a meaningful
contribution to the local community
..."
The architects explain
that, "The building fills the
square 'city block' identified by the
Masterplan with its major elevation
and public entrance facing onto a
pedestrian route that will cross the
site. The other elevations are
carefully screened to offer privacy to
examination rooms at ground floor and
to avoid overlooking of adjoining
neighbours on upper floors. The centre
of the building has a huge circular
lightwell that provides a calm space
for patients waiting to see their
doctors. On the upper floors the
lightwell offers cross ventilation and
daylight into what would otherwise be
a deep plan building."
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