Leonard Wolfson auditorium, Wolfson College, Oxford
Stage of Leonard Wolfson auditorium, Wolfson College, Oxford
Main foyer of Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford
Cafe of Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford
Servery at Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford
Study space at Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford
Refurbished library at Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford
men working at desks in refurbished library in academic wing
Courtyard view at Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford
first floor plan of academic wing at wolfson college by bgs architects
ground floor plan of academic wing at wolfson college by bgs architects

Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford

Wolfson College is a Grade II listed graduate college built in 1970. In 2009, the practice was commissioned to design a new Academic Wing over two project phases, in order to enable more academic activity to take place within the College. Phase One was the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, providing a 155 seat auditorium, three seminar rooms, four tutors’ offices and library group work space. Phase Two created a new quad overlooked by a café, seven academic offices and two floors of new library spaces, lovingly extending the existing small but beautiful repository.
 
2016 / £7.5M / 1575m² 
"Their work for the college has shown a remarkable sensitivity to the specific needs of the institution and to its existing architecture, and a pragmatic, flexible willingness to adapt to the college’s requirements. The results have been universally acclaimed as a triumph."
- Dame Professor Hermione Lee President, Wolfson College

AWARDS
/ 2016 
World Architecture Festival / finalist 
RIBA National Award / shortlisted 
RIBA South Award
RIBA South Conservation Award
Concrete Society Awards / shortlisted
/ 2014
RICS Award / highly commended
Oxford Preservation Trust Award