{"id":13681,"date":"2022-08-17T14:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old\/?p=13681"},"modified":"2022-08-17T15:30:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:30:54","slug":"inspirational-architecture-in-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our team of architects and interior designers go on a summer outing every year. The idea is to show them some inspirational architecture and buildings to fuel their imagination and inspire them when designing homes for our clients. We’ve been all over on our outings; Cambridge to Berlin, Krakow to Paris, and sometimes we’ve stayed in London too. This year we went to Oxford.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Walking Tour<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our summer outing always involves lots of walking and photography; this year was no different.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The Radcliffe Camera<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We started by visiting the Radcliffe Camera, affectionately known as Rad Cam or The Camera (according to Wikipedia). Architect James Gibbs designed the building in a neo-classical style to house the University’s Radcliffe Science Library. Construction finished in 1749, and it has been an Oxford landmark ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n\"Architecture\n

While walking around the city, it becomes apparent there is no select architectural style in Oxford. There is a wide variety of architecture to enjoy, including English Gothic, Neoclassical, Palladian, Gothic Revival \u2013 even Saxon! Here are a few examples to show you the diversity of architecture on display:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Architecture \"Architecture \"Architecture \"Architecture \"Architecture \"Architecture \"Architecture<\/span><\/strong>Blavatnik School of Government Building – the final stop of our walking tour<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Renowned architects\u00a0Herzog & de Meuron<\/a>\u00a0designed The Blavatknik School of Government building. The School promotes open discussion, interaction and collaboration to inspire and support better government and public policy worldwide. It is one of the University’s newest buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n\"Architecture\n

As you enter the building, above your head, you will see the ‘Window of the World’, the largest double-glazed single pane of glass in Europe at 10.5m x 3.2m.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea of openness and transparency inspires the central forum; of course, it also connects all the floors.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Architecture\"Architecture\u00a0<\/span>The shifting in floors creates overhangs that reflect the principles of the masterplan massing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Internally, there are a lot of hard surfaces. This meant the architects had to control sound with acoustic panels to stop it from reverberating around the open-plan lecture halls and social event spaces. The photo above shows you the white foam surfaces used to control sound in the atrium space.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Externally the building utilises a stepped circular form with much of the aesthetic carved in glazed panels.<\/span><\/p>\n

There was some resistance to the design of the building, with it being described as “a concrete\u00a0marshmallow” by one party opposing its construction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\"Architecture\n

The building was later described as “the latest striking building nearing completion in Oxford”, and in 2016 it received a\u00a0RIBA National Award\u00a0and was shortlisted for the\u00a0Stirling Prize<\/a>\u00a0for excellence in architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Punting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can’t go to Oxford (or Cambridge, for that matter) without enjoying a spot of punting. Thankfully on this occasion, nobody fell in!<\/span><\/p>\n\"Granit \"Granit \"Granit \"Granit\n

Overall, it was a great day enjoyed by all of our team\u2014lots of inspiration, fun and friendship building for our team<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our team of architects and interior designers go on a summer outing every year. The idea is to show them some inspirational architecture and buildings to fuel their imagination and inspire them when designing homes for our clients. We’ve been all over on our outings; Cambridge to Berlin, Krakow to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates"],"yoast_head":"\nInspirational Architecture in Oxford - Granit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Every year for our summer outing we search for great architecture to inspire our team. This year we looked for Architecture in Oxford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every year for our summer outing we search for great architecture to inspire our team. This year we looked for Architecture in Oxford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Granit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Granit-Architects-639885616142327\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-17T13:47:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-17T14:30:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"870\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Robert Wilson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@jamesadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LondonArchitect\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Robert Wilson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/\",\"name\":\"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford - Granit\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-17T13:47:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-17T14:30:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#\/schema\/person\/804001eeefc5317fa74215a4f8bf5941\"},\"description\":\"Every year for our summer outing we search for great architecture to inspire our team. This year we looked for Architecture in Oxford\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg\",\"width\":870,\"height\":550},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/\",\"name\":\"Granit\",\"description\":\"Architecture + Interiors\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#\/schema\/person\/804001eeefc5317fa74215a4f8bf5941\",\"name\":\"Robert Wilson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f3449bfd0191c663495c5960796b401bf0a128061512f57cea8659c3aada637?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f3449bfd0191c663495c5960796b401bf0a128061512f57cea8659c3aada637?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Robert Wilson\"},\"description\":\"From an early age, Robert has always been interested in building things - camps in the woods, dams in streams and castles on the beach. At school, he focused on art, carpentry, physics and the history of art, before gaining his architectural qualifications at PCL and Cambridge University. Prior to setting up Granit Architects, Robert worked under renowned architect Demetri Porphyrios, had spells at the UK\u2019s Department for the Environment - where he worked on projects for the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Tower of London - and as a junior architect for the Murray Cockburn Partnership in Fiji. At Granit, Robert has developed a rich expertise in designing residential buildings for both private clients and commercial investors. His architecture has appeared in The Architects Journal, Grand Designs, Living etc, The Sunday Telegraph, RIBA Housing Design Guide, Ideal Homes Magazine, Channel4.com\u2019s Designer Homes series and more. Away from residential work, Robert has also designed for retail, office and manufacturing sectors, including Jamie Oliver\u2019s bakery and a library for the Benjamin Britten Foundation. In 2024 Robert set up Robert Wilson Architect Ltd offering a more bespoke service drawing on his many years of experience and working in partnership with known colleagues. Robert appreciates architecture from Edwin Lutyens, Marcel Breuer and Eric Parry, the influence of whom you may find in some of Robert's portfolio. When not at work travel is high on the list of Robert's pastimes, with opportunities to ski, dive, kite surf or ride often included - \\\"the more means of transport the better, be it an elephant or a bamboo raft, so much the better to explore other cultures and great and everyday buildings.\\\" robertwilsonarchitect@gmail.com\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamesadmin\"],\"honorificSuffix\":\"BA Hons Cantab, Dip Arch, ARB, RIBA\",\"gender\":\"male\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/author\/robwilson\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford - Granit","description":"Every year for our summer outing we search for great architecture to inspire our team. This year we looked for Architecture in Oxford","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford","og_description":"Every year for our summer outing we search for great architecture to inspire our team. This year we looked for Architecture in Oxford","og_url":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/","og_site_name":"Granit","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Granit-Architects-639885616142327\/","article_published_time":"2022-08-17T13:47:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-08-17T14:30:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":870,"height":550,"url":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Robert Wilson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@jamesadmin","twitter_site":"@LondonArchitect","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Robert Wilson","Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/","url":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/","name":"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford - Granit","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-17T13:47:33+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-17T14:30:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#\/schema\/person\/804001eeefc5317fa74215a4f8bf5941"},"description":"Every year for our summer outing we search for great architecture to inspire our team. This year we looked for Architecture in Oxford","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/featured_IMG_2954.jpg","width":870,"height":550},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/inspirational-architecture-in-oxford\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Inspirational Architecture in Oxford"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#website","url":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/","name":"Granit","description":"Architecture + Interiors","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#\/schema\/person\/804001eeefc5317fa74215a4f8bf5941","name":"Robert Wilson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f3449bfd0191c663495c5960796b401bf0a128061512f57cea8659c3aada637?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f3449bfd0191c663495c5960796b401bf0a128061512f57cea8659c3aada637?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Robert Wilson"},"description":"From an early age, Robert has always been interested in building things - camps in the woods, dams in streams and castles on the beach. At school, he focused on art, carpentry, physics and the history of art, before gaining his architectural qualifications at PCL and Cambridge University. Prior to setting up Granit Architects, Robert worked under renowned architect Demetri Porphyrios, had spells at the UK\u2019s Department for the Environment - where he worked on projects for the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Tower of London - and as a junior architect for the Murray Cockburn Partnership in Fiji. At Granit, Robert has developed a rich expertise in designing residential buildings for both private clients and commercial investors. His architecture has appeared in The Architects Journal, Grand Designs, Living etc, The Sunday Telegraph, RIBA Housing Design Guide, Ideal Homes Magazine, Channel4.com\u2019s Designer Homes series and more. Away from residential work, Robert has also designed for retail, office and manufacturing sectors, including Jamie Oliver\u2019s bakery and a library for the Benjamin Britten Foundation. In 2024 Robert set up Robert Wilson Architect Ltd offering a more bespoke service drawing on his many years of experience and working in partnership with known colleagues. Robert appreciates architecture from Edwin Lutyens, Marcel Breuer and Eric Parry, the influence of whom you may find in some of Robert's portfolio. When not at work travel is high on the list of Robert's pastimes, with opportunities to ski, dive, kite surf or ride often included - \"the more means of transport the better, be it an elephant or a bamboo raft, so much the better to explore other cultures and great and everyday buildings.\" robertwilsonarchitect@gmail.com","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/jamesadmin"],"honorificSuffix":"BA Hons Cantab, Dip Arch, ARB, RIBA","gender":"male","url":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/author\/robwilson\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13681"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13713,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13681\/revisions\/13713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rwarchitect.co.uk\/old2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}