The Sloane Robinson building is the second building that Rick Mather Architects havedesigned for Keble college, and is situated opposite the award winning ARCO building, completed in 1995. The new building creates a new enclosure to William Butterfield's Grade 1 listed building, replacing the former Fellows Garden with the re-named Newman Quad.

The main feature of the new building is the 250 seat flexible multi-purpose O'Reilly Theatre, incorporating retractable seating, and which is accessible from the garden terrace. A dining hall and recital room are located at street level, while upper floors contain six seminar rooms and twenty study bedrooms with magnificent views towards the Butterfield building and St Giles Chapel.

The Building incorporates innovative low-energy strategies, including a ground water cooling system cast into the foundations and a vacuum waste system, together with materials and detailing similar to those proven in the earlier ARCO building.

ARCO Building