Hox Haus
Surrey

Sector
PBSA

Client
Royalton & Moorfield

Location
Egham

Role
Masterplan
Architecture
Internal amenity
Bedrooms
Communal areas

About
Moorfield Group briefed 74 to act as architects and interior designers for campus centrepiece, Hox Haus, to act as the point of arrival and socialising and studying amenity for students attending Royal Holloway, University of London. 

The main amenity was to be sited within a two-storey Grade II former gymnasium building, once part of the Royal Engineering College and now in need of significant refurbishment and expansion.

74 sought to bring the listed building back to life through careful and sensitive restoration and adaptation. To achieve due prominence for a gatehouse building, we also designed two highly contemporary, glazed, lightbox additions offering views over the whole campus.

The overriding interiors concept was for a warm and welcoming space with a country retreat or clubhouse-with-a-twist feel. It was an important part of the scheme’s design that natural ‘collision points’ for interaction were encouraged, whilst planting elements introduced a strong biophilic aspect to enhance students’ sense of wellbeing.

Awards
Winner
Annual Leisure Space Award, International Design Media Awards 2019 (China)

Winner
Best Public Sector Interiors Project, Mixology North 2018   

Silver Winner
Hospitality Project, London Design Awards 2018

Hox House, London - student amenity design, exterior architecture, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, exterior architecture at dusk, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, exterior entranceway architecture at dusk, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, breakout interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, long seating interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, breakout booth interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, meeting room interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, long seating interior detail, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, Seating area interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, breakout interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture
Hox House, London - student amenity design, seating detail interior, design by 74 Interiors and Architecture

“74 excelled themselves on the design work for Hox Haus. The combination of their devoted attention to detail and design flair resulted in a scheme that sets the new standard for student accommodation in the UK. They understood easily what we were trying to achieve and were able to deliver a knock-out scheme, which encompasses necessary practical considerations, but also delivers the wow factor.”

— Sadie Malim, Head Of Special Projects And Legal At Moorfield Group
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