The Oculus
The Oculus is our £19 million flagship teaching and learning building, constructed in a key position on central campus. There are two large, state-of-the-art, tiered lecture theatres, twelve other top quality, flexible teaching spaces, study areas and a café.
Along with teaching, academic and student-run events are the priority in the building, and our campus community continues to make creative use of the facility's social learning and collaborative spaces.
Features
Premier 500 and 250 seat lecture theatres
Twelve top quality, flexible teaching spaces
Innovative social learning and network spaces
Four screen video wall and advanced audio-visual technology
Integration of internal and external dedicated social learning spaces
Awards
Constructing Excellence: National / Regional Winner 2017
Regional RIBA Award 2017 - Nominated
In their words...
The Oculus has been designed to bring together the strengths of the University’s departments to widen the worlds of our students through innovative teaching resources and social learning spaces.
We are extremely proud to have on our campus world class teaching and seminar spaces, innovative social learning and network spaces.
Prof Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick
Discover the Oculus
Lecture theatres and rooms
One of the lecture theatres is the largest on campus with 500 seats, a spectacular timber roof and excellent charging point facilities for laptops and other devices. Of the 4 teaching rooms on the ground floor, 3 open out into the landscaped area outside the building, providing a unique experience for those studying.
Technology
In the central atrium you’ll find a four-screen video wall. We use this for a range of art displays, timetables of upcoming activity in the building and live-streams of lectures and other events in the main lecture theatres. There are high-tech features elsewhere in the building, with electronic screens outside each room showing availability and interactive digital boards to help with wayfinding.
Sustainability
The building is exemplary in its environmental credentials.
Tests indicate that it will perform well above our already high standards for sustainability in new buildings.
We’ve put a great deal of time and effort into landscaping the area around the building too, aiming to create beautiful outdoor spaces to complement those indoors.