Simon Smith Building, Brighton College

This linear building provides a mix of administrative, academic and social facilities for staff and students at Brighton College. Adjoining a listed 19th-century boarding house, it transforms a rather scruffy 'left-over' space on campus, defining the edge of a new formal courtyard. A double-height cafe and entrance space negotiate the storey-height change in level between the courtyard and the school's main quadrangle to which it is linked by a flight of broad steps. Inside, a dramatic top-lit stair and circulation space connect the new structure to its neo-gothic neighbour providing access to new classrooms, offices and the school health centre.