Project Name

Bishop Edward King Chapel

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Project Location

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Year of Completion

2013

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Niall McLaughlin, Niall McLaughlin Architects

Architect Location

Bedford House, 125-133 Camden High Street, London

Owner

Ripon Theological College

Student Author

Rui Guo

Archived Year

12-19-2018

Climate

Oceanic climate (Cfb)

Application

Structure, exterior, interior

Material and its Properties

ship-like timber structure made by European oak, American ash, European oak glulam, spruce glulam. The timber structure is pre-fabricated Glulam sections with steel fixing and steel base joints which appear as spruce texture and whitewashed finish. The structure looks very light and illuminated by the natural light which created the holy atmosphere. The structure is designed to emphasize the ellipse geometry of the exterior structure to shape the central hidden nave.

Manufacturer

Cowley Timber & Partners Ltd

Material Brand

Special designed and CNC to shape

Location of Manufacturer

FSC certified spruce, European oak, ash

Fabricator

RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP

Location of Fabricator

The Cowyards Blenheim Park, Oxford Road, Woodstock, OX20 1QR

Architect Website

http://www.llamaurbandesign.com/

Manufacturer Website

http://www.cowleytimber.co.uk/

Fabricator Website

https://www.ridge.co.uk/

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/611186/bishop-edward-king-chapel-niall-mclaughlin-architects

https://www.ridge.co.uk/project/bishop-edward-king-chapel-ripon-college/

http://www.cowleytimber.co.uk/projects/the-edward-king-chapel/

https://www.trada.co.uk/case-studies/bishop-edward-king-chapel-cuddesdon-oxfordshire/

https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/550a/1266/e58e/ceb2/7000/002f/large_jpg/Bishop_Edward_King_Chapel_NAARO_2.jpg?1426723397

https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/550a/1434/e58e/ce15/1100/0037/large_jpg/portada_Bishop_Edward_King_Chapel_NAARO_9.jpg?1426723863

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Environmental Response

reproducible material, local material

Recommended Citation

McLaughlin, Niall, "Bishop Edward King Chapel" (2013). Building Case Studies. 487.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/487