Christ Church is committed to enhancing the experience of its graduate students by providing more, much-needed graduate accommodation in central Oxford alongside shared spaces for social and intellectual exchange. 

A Vision for the Christ Church Graduate Centre

The proposed Christ Church Graduate Centre aims to create a high quality, sustainable, and well-integrated residential environment that seeks to meet the needs of the College’s graduate community. Situated adjacent to the main site, this development offers an opportunity to allow members of the graduate community to spend more time in College, fostering a greater sense of academic and social engagement.

The Need for Graduate Accommodation

Christ Church has long recognised the pressing need for more dedicated graduate housing in Oxford. This development seeks to:

  • Provide more College-managed accommodation, ensuring that more students have access to stable, fairly-priced housing without the financial uncertainty of the private rental market;
  • Encourage more students to engage fully in academic and social life, supporting research, collaboration, and community-building; Floyds Row
  • Prioritise environmentally responsible design, incorporating energy efficient solutions and well-considered outdoor spaces that promote wellbeing. 

The proposed scheme has been carefully designed to respect the historic character of the area, responding sensitively to the surrounding context while delivering modern, functional, and high-quality living spaces. 

Through ongoing engagement with Oxford City Council, local stakeholders, and the wider community, Christ Church is committed to ensuring that the development positively contributes to the city and its students.

Photos of graduate students and the current accommodation buildings
A visualisation of the proposed arrival route
Downloadable PDF

The full proposal includes:

  • Site context and planning policy
  • Key site opportunities and constraints
  • Adaptive re-use and functional brief
  • Architectural concept - Massing and access
  • Architectural concept - Layout
  • Architectural concept - Materiality
  • Architectural concepts
  • Landscape design
  • Sustainability and ROPP
  • Transport and site logistics
  • Timeline and feedback
Click here to view/download the PDF (7Mb)
Map showing the Thatched Barn and former Faculty of Music building
Thursday 8 May 2025, 3:30pm – 7pm

Public Exhibition Event

As part of the consultation, we are very pleased to invite you to meet the team and view the proposals at a public exhibition event. The details of the event are: 

Location: Thatched Barn, Christ Church’s Visitor and Research Centre, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford. 

Access is via the pedestrian gate on St Aldates.

Date: Thursday 8 May 2025 

Time: 3:30pm – 7pm   

Feedback and Questions

Once you have reviewed the proposals, we would value your feedback. You can respond to us in several ways including:

By completing this feedback form

By emailing your views to: consultation@carterjonas.co.uk

By posting your views to:

The Music Faculty Consultation,
Carter Jonas,
Mayfield House,
256 Banbury Road,
Oxford, OX2 7DE