Rothschild Foundation Buckinghamshire, Windmill Hill Building, Waddenden Estate Aylesbury
Rothschild Foundation, Aylesbury
Waddenden Estate Development, Buckinghamshire design by Stephen Marshall Architects, England, UK
19 May 2011
Rothschild Foundation
Design: Stephen Marshall Architects
photos © Richard Bryant
Rothschild Foundation Waddenden
RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011
In order to accommodate the Rothschild Foundation Archive and the offices of the Rothschild charity, a series of simple rectangular buildings has been built on the site of a former dairy farm. The original farmhouse has been retained and outbuildings incorporated into a new composition of courtyard gardens.
photos © Richard Bryant
The main archive is housed in a building with great thermal mass and insulation. It is naturally cooled, thus avoiding the normal archive need for air conditioning and forced humidity control. An exquisite oak gridshell roof, consummately detailed and supported on triangular struts, forms the major space.
The landscaped courtyards complement the architecture and the decorated, diagonally incised zinc roofs add a richness to the simple architectural forms.
photos © Richard Bryant
The Rothschild Foundation Aylesbury – Building Information
Location: Windmill Hill, Waddenden Estate, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, south east England, UK
Architect: Stephen Marshall Architects
Client: Alice Trust
Contractor: Paul Hardy
Contract Value: £8m
Date of completion: Feb 2011
Gross internal area: 1,610 sqm
AIA UK Excellence in Design Awards : Winner. 20 Apr 2012
Location: Windmill Hill, Waddenden Estate, Aylesbury, England, UK
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