This project demonstrates the opportunities presented by even the most unpromising 1970s campus architecture through radical transformation. Phase 1 was a cost-effective remodeling and refurbishment of the auditorium, shifting the emphasis from theatre to lectures and conferences. Phase 2 involved the addition of a new first floor for teaching space and seminar rooms. The two floors are linked by an impressive new stair-well, daylit from a structural glass rooflight above. This punctures the grass roof over the new building, acting as a lightweight sculptural element when viewed from the upper terraces of the University of Winchester campus.
