The transformation of the Mansfield College estate has received unanimous planning approval by Oxford City Council. This is the most significant campus investment in the history of the College, featuring a new south range that provides 174 study bedrooms, a new Porters’ Lodge gatehouse and entrance garden, teaching and learning facilities, social spaces, workspace and more, to support a broad range of College activities and uses. The project also includes refurbishment and additions to the Grade II* North Range, and a site-wide landscape design that consolidates the estate into an inviting, accessible, and coherent whole.

“The project reflects our belief that architecture should create lasting social and environmental value through simple, robust and carefully crafted design. Rooted in a low-tech approach, the scheme prioritises natural, low embodied carbon materials and healthy, adaptable spaces that support study and community life. Throughout the design process, we have sought to balance innovation with sensitivity to Mansfield’s historic setting, creating buildings and landscapes that feel open, inclusive and enduring. We are hugely excited to receive planning approval, and we look forward to continuing our collaborative journey, working closely with the College and project teams to deliver this transformational scheme.” – Edmund Fowles