The new Somerville College Catherine Hughes building
THE £11.5m Catherine Hughes building, which will provide bedrooms for 68 Somerville College students, is being officially opened today.
A ceremony will mark the completion of the complex construction project by Oxford-based contractor Beard.
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Designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects, the building features bedrooms arranged in clusters with kitchens and accessible rooms on every floor. There is a new seminar and reading room on the ground floor.
The red brick building, which was completed on time and on budget, faces Walton Street.
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