Peter Brett (PBA) | Jesus College, Cambridge Located in the centre of Cambridge, the West Court site was in need of substantial refurbishment to meet the needs of Jesus College, who wanted to develop the existing buildings into improved conference facilities and a new research centre. PBA worked closely with Niall McLaughlin Architects on this impressively complex £12m project, including a new pavilion café with a basement bar and the refurbishment of both a 1920s Grade II listed building and a 1970s concrete-framed building which closes the south side of the original court. One of the biggest challenges on the project included forming a basement only two metres away from the listed building, in tricky geological conditions with a relatively high water table. This was made more complex as

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