Radley College, Oxford.

The client: Radley College

The architect: Purcell

The expertise: MEP, Lighting Design, Acoustics, Fire Engineering

The challenge: Providing modern services, including specialist lighting, to bring out the beauty of this Grade II* 1893 chapel and its vaulted ceiling. Upgrading the warm air heating to a quieter wet system that targets heat to the occupied zone and provides stable temperatures to prolong the life of the chapel organ and assist it to stay in tune.

The sector: Heritage

Images: Nick Kane