STUDENT LIVING now requires far more sophistication than ever before, with materials, lighting and furniture more akin to high-end hospitality than the bright and basic halls that were the norm until the past five years or so. 74, an architecture and design practice with around 100 student residences under its belt, is well-acquainted with this fact, and has been at the forefront of providing newly desirable, comfortable and well-appointed student-living facilities. For the Hox Park site in Egham, Surrey, near Royal Holloway university, 74 was initially invited to design amenities for the 500-bed student accommodation, but quickly realised that more extensive provision was needed. Spotting a dilapidated, Grade II listed, former Victorian gymnasium on the Hox Park site, it saw the 'amazing, decaying building', as Bianca Yousef, associate and interior lead on the project describes it, as a great opportunity.
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