Cheng Yu Tung Building, Jesus College Oxford
by MICA Architects
Client Jesus College
Award °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South Award 2024
In central Oxford you might expect to find university buildings nestled among shops, bars, and perhaps a doctors’ surgery, but rarely will you find all these uses coalescing in a single building. Yet the Cheng Yu Tung Building delivers all this and more. It is both one and many, with different faces to suit, crafted by its architects as a new piece of city for Jesus College.
The new retail and commercial frontage on Cornmarket Street is carefully detailed with Clipsham limestone – historically used across the college – with reference to traditional details. However, the biggest change can be seen from Market Street, where the former backs of blank façades have been transformed into a new entrance for the college, with a healthcare centre tucked underneath. Through the integrated gatehouse, with new tower looming above, you will find a new digital hub, student accommodation, study rooms, and even a raised quad.
Contractor BAM Construction
Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Gleeds
Employers Agent Bidwells
Structural Engineer Smith & Wallwork
Environmental / M&E Engineer Introba
Gross internal area in m² 8090