For Mansfield. Forever. Place

Always changing lives. Forever Mansfield.

Where did you live in College? B Block? E Block? The Tower?

Would you have changed anything about your accommodation? Maybe, but also maybe not. For generations of Mansfielders, we know that their space at College became their home-from-home: single glazing, shared bathrooms, less-than-reliable running water and all.

The point is, it felt like home. There was a place for you here.

We want to bring that feeling to more of our students. To put ourselves in a position where, if you want to live at Mansfield the whole time you’re at Mansfield, you can – in a great room, with modern amenities, in the heart of the College.

That goal certainly comes with its challenges. How do we retain everything that makes Mansfield feel like Mansfield, while also making some fairly big changes to the size and shape of our spaces? Crucially, how do we ensure that any new development meets our expectations for sustainability: physically, operationally, and environmentally? Central to any development at Mansfield must be the sustainable use of energy, the protection of our natural resources and biodiversity, and the health and wellbeing of our community.

We’ve brought in some best-in-class developers and architects to help us work it out. And we’re consulting closely with you, our community, to understand better your feelings about Mansfield’s evolution.

What we do know is that a redevelopment of the College’s site – largely the south side, rather than the historic buildings – must be carefully thought through, sympathetic to our existing architecture, and truly sustainable.

Most importantly, Mansfield will retain what actually makes it such a unique place: its openness, its warmth, and its true sense of community.

Mansfield as a place is so much more than bricks and mortar, bedrooms and offices. It’s home to – and part of – a community that has grown and evolved over generations. With the right investment, it can be home to generations more.

Watch this space, watch this place, for what’s next.

Find out more www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/place