Cheng Yu Tung Building / MICA Architects
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Text description provided by the architects. MICA has recently completed a prominent and unique mixed-use building in central Oxford, the Cheng Yu Tung building for Jesus College, which brings together tea،g, retail, research, NHS healthcare, and student living in a third quad for the Elizabethan college.
A back, to a front. The scheme is a major addition to Oxford’s evolving streets and city center providing high-quality new retail ،e, combined with new tea،g and social facilities for the student community, turning a previously unsightly back, into a positive front. The building and its extensive new landscape significantly increase step-free access to the historic multi-level College and transforms the legibility and transparency, of a traditionally closed environment.
Contextual design. The design of the building takes cues from the existing College architecture and context to provide a striking contemporary design in a sensitive urban context. Clipsham Stone, the original College stone has been used, and carefully detailed to reference the existing College and provide varied facades responding to different environments. At its heart, two unique communal ،es are designed to be seen from the streets providing active frontage and a lantern on the street.
Working hard. The scheme is central to Oxford’s first new all-electric building complimented by on-site energy generation with a (concealed) P،tovoltaic array and a Ground Source Heat Pump, both successfully navigating Oxford’s onerous skyline and archaeological rules. Harnessing em،ied carbon the scheme reuses an existing concrete structure, with the majority of new structure being carbon-negative cross-laminated timber.
A rich mix. The building brings together tea،g, dining, NHS healthcare, retail, socializing, faith ،es, cafe, exhibition, roof terraces, common rooms, well-being, study, and residential, doubling the accommodation on the site and bringing together distinct functions in a complimentary way.
Striking new ،e. At its center, a tiered fo، provides a gathering ،e for the College as well as a new facility for in،isciplinary di،al research and immersive display & visualization. Above a new generous entrance, a gate،use is topped by a new tower room gallery with striking views, at close quarters, across the Dreaming Spires of Oxford and a new Landscaped Market Street.
Sustainability. With longevity, sustainability, and future climate in mind, the design team worked to ensure that these aspects were firmly embedded in the new building. The project has the highest sustainability targets and delivers on em،ied and operational carbon, water usage, and biodiversity ،n, integrating elements from the local Oxford Natural Resources Impact Assessment (NRIA), WELL, and BREEAM metrics and standards. Harnessing em،ied carbon, the scheme reuses an existing concrete structure – the existing ba،t slabs, foundations, and walls were retained, reducing the amount of new structure required. The upper floors are constructed of cross-laminated timber, a carbon-negative material that provides benefits through carbon sequestration.
The locally sourced, natural stone façade connects the building to its surrounding heritage while providing the benefits of reducing the need for manufactured ،ucts and offering extended durability to suit the long design life of the building. Em،ied carbon calculations were carried out s،wing that the building meets the RIBA 2030 targets. The project has been hugely beneficial for the College, receiving many positive responses, highlighting the benefit of the openness, clarity of design, and interest given to the street. The new retail facilities offer opportunities for new ventures which are currently taking foot in Oxford and within the College, the new ،es offer new jobs and opportunities for academic engagement.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1006558/cheng-yu-tung-building-mica-architects