Cheng Yu Tung Building, Jesus College Oxford

by MICA Architects

Client Jesus College

Award RIBA South Award 2024

In central Oxford you might expect to find university buildings nestled among shops, bars, and perhaps a doctors’ surgery, but rarely will you find all these uses coalescing in a single building. Yet the Cheng Yu Tung Building delivers all this and more. It is both one and many, with different faces to suit, crafted by its architects as a new piece of city for Jesus College.

The new retail and commercial frontage on Cornmarket Street is carefully detailed with Clipsham limestone – historically used across the college – with reference to traditional details. However, the biggest change can be seen from Market Street, where the former backs of blank façades have been transformed into a new entrance for the college, with a healthcare centre tucked underneath. Through the integrated gatehouse, with new tower looming above, you will find a new digital hub, student accommodation, study rooms, and even a raised quad.

Contractor BAM Construction

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Gleeds

Employers Agent Bidwells

Structural Engineer Smith & Wallwork

Environmental / M&E Engineer Introba

Gross internal area in m² 8090