On a recent trip over the Bank Holiday, I visited Oxford for the weekend and got the opportunity to visit the Department of Earth Sciences at the University. Previously I had only seen photos of it in progress, whilst working at Wilkinson Eyre, so it was fantastic to see the finished product. The most striking element of the building is a ‘narrative wall’, which “acts as a shop front for the activities and ideas of the department. The building is structured around a simple relationship diagram which summarises the organisation of the spaces within. The ground floor space is focussed on outreach, with the more public areas of the building such as the library, foyer and display spaces close by. Write-up spaces are separated from the main laboratory areas, while generous circulation provides for interaction as users move around the building”. Wilkinson Eyre
