Frideswide Square, Oxford
A £6m transformation of a strategic gateway to Oxford City Centre that was completed in 2015.
Project information
Client
Oxford County Council
Partners
Hamilton Baillie Associates, Capita, Skanska
Location
Oxford
The Challenge
Frideswide Square is a £5.8m transformation of one of the most important gateway sites into Oxford and is also home to one of Europe’s most prestigious business schools.
The most challenging aspect of this project was to create a welcoming and attractive urban environment in an extremely busy space which carries 62,500 users per day and is the foreground to the City’s main railway connection.
Our Role
The Urbanists had considerable input into the evolution of the design concept from the outset of the project to completion on site.
We worked alongside the County Council’s highways and transportation officers as well as Heads of Service, Directors and Members to devise transformational yet deliverable solutions.
The Outcome
Leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth said: “We’ve now got a great public space that is in keeping with nearby facilities like as the business school and future developments such as the revamped train station. The finished article reflects the regeneration taking place in and around Oxford and the county as a whole.
