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Walters & Cohen completes Cambridge college halls

By 2019-02-22T07:00:00

Newnham College, Cambridge by Walters & Cohen Architects (18)

Source: Dennis Gilbert/VIEW

Newnham College project involved re-writing brief

Walters & Cohen’ new student halls has opened at Newnham College, Cambridge.

In 2014, Walters & Cohen won an architectural competition to design new accommodation for Newnham.

The original brief was to design a new 75-bedroom student residence at the southern end of the campus, but during the feasibility study an alternative option was developed that integrated new accommodation in among the existing college buildings, leaving the gardens undamaged.

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