Planning Approval for ARC5000
View from Waterside Gardens
ARC Oxford Plot 5000 unanimously secured a resolution to grant planning consent from Oxford City Council last night, 17 September.
Aerial view
Located at the heart of the ARC Oxford science park, Plot 5000 is a highly sustainable, lab-enabled office. Its unprecedented amenity will set a new benchmark for lab buildings with a large townhall space across the ground and first floor.
At roof level, a dedicated amenity space with playful roof form and generous natural light extends into a surrounding terrace offering unrivalled views towards Oxford City Centre.
Aukett Swanke won the project through a competitive process that led to the commission by ARC to develop the proposal. It is part of ARC’s wider vision for the campus, which includes enhanced connectivity and sense of arrival.
The building is fronted by the Waterside Gardens, a landscaped public realm that seamlessly connects the plot to the rest of the park.
Reception / townhall space
Sustainability is a key driver for the design, with passive architectural approaches, wellbeing-driven designs, functional adaptability strategies and circular economy principles being developed.
STATISTICS
- 82,000 sqft lab-enabled office space
- 11,000 sqft amenity with terraces and landscape areas
- Planet Mark certification
- 71 additional trees added
View from John Smith Drive
More information on the project can be found here
TEAM
Client: ARC | Advanced Research Clusters
Planning: Carter Jonas
Landscape: Macgregor Smith
Structures and civil: Price & Myers
MEPH: Dalkia
Cost: Aecom
Sustainability: PlanetMark