British architecture firm Stanton Williams updated and refurbished the Rhodes House located at the University of Oxford. The defining new update includes the glazed pavilion that resembles the look of a lantern for events. It was originally designed by architect Herbert Baker and was finished in the year 1929. Now, it is made to function to its modern standards.
Stanton Williams associate Tom Fotherham spoke to Dezeen, stating “The spatial and environmental performance of Rhodes House no longer met the needs of its host organisation. To allow the Trust to evolve while remaining within its historic premises, we had to find ways to double Rhodes House’s usable space and provide new conference facilities, new working accommodation for staff and scholars, and new residential uses.”
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