14 COMPLETED PROJECTS
WILKINS TERRACE
AN AWARD-WINNING OUTDOOR SPACE FOR STUDY, RELAXATION AND SOCIALISING
The transformation of the heart of UCL’s Bloomsbury campus into a peaceful, light and open courtyard gives students, staff and visitors an enjoyable outdoor space.
TRANSFORMING A DISUSED SERVICE YARD
We took a cluttered, unused service yard behind the Lower Refectory and turned it into a popular inner sanctum that attracts people from across campus every day. Wilkins Terrace has two levels. The lower level is next to the Lower Refectory (see pages 18–19) and provides a new space where people can sit outside to eat, work or socialise – something that couldn’t be done before. The new east–west access route that we created on the upper level opens accessibility across campus, improving connections between places like the Bloomsbury Theatre and new Student Centre on Gordon Street with the Main Library and UCL’s main entrance on Gower Street. And by building a grand staircase and installing a lift we connected the two levels, further enhancing accessibility.
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