New town museum, Banbury

Client: Cherwell District Council
Project value: £3.6m
Brief: To create new museum and office facilities on two sites straddling the Oxford canal.
Sustainability Initiatives: high standards of thermal insulation, Termodec heating and coolin


A competition winning design for a new museum and Tourist Information Centre with associated gallery/exhibition spaces, offices and café. A glazed bridge gallery links the museum with an historic dry dock which was renovated and enclosed. The project, part funded by the Heritage Lottery fund, has been a successful addition to the town.