The New Entrance Quad builds upon the traditions of the Lady Margaret Hall and completes the work of Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The Simpkins Lee lecture theatre is arranged in a U-shape. The acoustics can be varied to provide for music or speech - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
External collonade of the CGC - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
Doors to the MCR open out onto the collonade - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The New Entrance Quad showing the porters lodge and the Donald Fothergill building
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The New Entrance Quad looking down Norham Gardens
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
View showing pigeons holes inside the porters lodge looking towards the entrance
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The timber collonade linking the Pipe Partridge and Donald Fothergill buildings - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
Multi-functional space within the Clore Graduate Centre - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
Elevation of the gate house that provides entrance into the porters lodge - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
View showing pigeon holes inside the porters lodge looking towards the college - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The new quadrangle created by the Pipe Partridge building - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The Pipe Partridge Building incorporates a traditional roof that hides photovoltaic cells which are hidden in the centre providing safe access for maintainence - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The new buildings incorporate arcades traditional to Oxford colleges - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The break out space to the Simpkins Lee Theatre can be used as a multi-purpose room for various uses such as dining - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
Exterior view of the undergraduate Pipe Partridge building which incorporates the Lee Simpkins theatre at ground level - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
An acoustic partition is incorporated in the break out space to the Simpkins Lee theatre providing additional flexibility for conference use - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
The Simpkins Lee Theatre in use as a recital hall - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.
View looking down timber collonade outside the Simpkins Lee theatre - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford, UK
Lady Margaret Hall opened in 1878 as the first women’s college at the prestigious University of Oxford. John Simpson Architects was commissioned to design a masterplan for the enlargement of Lady Margaret Hall to provide new facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The design for the new masterplan includes two new quadrangles and builds upon the tradition of LMH to enhance the work of notable architects such as Reginald Blomfield, Giles Gilbert-Scott and Raymond Erith. The first building commissioned was the Pipe Partridge building, which houses undergraduate students and provides multi-functional teaching spaces and conference facilities. The building provides 74 new student rooms conducive to private study and the Simpkins Lee Theatre, which incorporates acoustic technology to ensure that it is a suitable venue for both lectures and musical events.
The Pipe Partridge Buildings was awarded the Georgian Group Award for the Best New Classical Building.