- a new public urban space alongside the University’s Lanchester Library incorporating state-of-the-art energy saving design features giving the building its distinctive appearance
- the contemporary hard and soft landscape design space relates to the adjacent medieval priory
- a water feature creates an illusory causeway at the entrance with pools descending to a lower terrace surrounding the building
- a variety of outdoor sitting and study spaces on the sunnier slopes and new paved areas
- sensitive lighting offers safe and attractive links through the campus
