The original buildings of Fitzwilliam College were designed by Sir Denys Lasdun in 1958 although his overall masterplan was never fully realised. These two new brick buildings, a gatehouse and an auditorium, complete the perimeter of the site and enclose a new garden court.
The new gatehouse provides the College with a proper main entrance and residential accommodation on its two upper floors.
The impact of the new auditorium is reduced by placing its lower floor at basement level, with the audience arriving at gallery level. Simple, manually-operated sliding wooden shutters allow the interior to be blacked out if required. The fully glazed double-height foyer looks out across the gardens.
