Coffey Architects has won planning for its proposals to add a top-floor reading room on a university library in central London.

The shape, which is emphasised by a central rooflight in the geometric timber ceiling, was inspired by the adjacent oval Northampton Square gardens.

City University wanted an “ambitious and world-class architectural solution” to expand and refurbish the original 1970s building, designed by Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners – now known as Sheppard Robson.

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