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Premium Grade A office space with dedicated research and development opportunity space.
A place of
Innovation
The Hornbill Building is part of an exciting campus which is leading the way in the Fusion Technology Cluster for the UK.
Being part of Culham Campus means being part of a hub dedicated to innovation, scientific passion and collaboration, a place where researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs come together – all with a shared vision of supporting fusion energy and advanced technology & engineering companies.
Oxfordshire is fronting the UK’s ambitions to take fusion from experiment to practical power source.
Culham Campus is the National Fusion Laboratory, where the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) are pushing the boundaries of fusion technology.
Britain’s First AI Growth Zone: Culham campus, where Fusion Energy meets AI & High-Performance Computing. Pioneering sustainable energy solutions and driving technological innovation.
This new Grade A office space is split across four floors and is focused on providing the best research and development space with a premium office space provided at a Cat A+ fit out specification.
The building is fully electric, targeting a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, has an EPC A and a PV enabled roof. Sustainability is key to the ethos at Culham Campus.
Outside offers a new shared 262 space multi-storey car park. The Hornbill Building has sustainability at its heart with the intention of driving lower running costs.
Grade A
office_space
The offices are arranged in wings around a central core, providing W/C and amenities. The opportunity space is connected to the rear and can be accessed from the ground floor core.
Offices occupancy options:
Entirety // Floor-by-floor // Wing-by-wing: 8 maximum (from 7,649 sq ft)
Cat A+ fit-out
Double height glazed reception atrium
Kitchenette on each wing
Flexible floorplates
Air conditioning (VRV System)
LED lighting (PIR)
Fully accessible 160mm raised access floors
Density of 1:7 sq m on the Ground and 1:11 sq m on 1st-3rd floors
Two passenger lifts
13 shower rooms on ground floor
Unisex and disabled W/C facilities on each floor
600 x 600 ceiling grid system
opportunity space
The aptly-named opportunity space offers a productive space for large scale research apparatus which can be designed to suit.
The aptly-named opportunity space offers a productive space for large scale research apparatus which can be designed to suit.
12m clear internal height
Capable of sub-division into 2 or 3 equal units
50kN/m² floor loading
3 level access loading doors
21.76m service yard depth supported by 65m access road
1.25mVA power (expandable to 2.75mVA)
Frost protection
Ground _Floor
Offices
Opportunity Space
culham_
campus
The new building is located at the entrance to Culham Campus providing excellent access to the core campus activity and amenity spaces.
The Hornbill Building has immediate proximity to the new UKAEA & STEP Headquarters building, and therefore holds a strategic position on the campus.
The campus also provides a range of other facilities. The on-site restaurant offers catering for large parties and weekly menus, and for any coffee requirements you’ll find a Costa Coffee within a newly refurbished central lounge and amenity space.
Helping employees find the right work life balance is key for todays occupier, which is why the outstanding awarded OFSTED Culham Nursery & Preschool is a great addition to life on campus.
Breakfast & deli bar
Shop
Costa Coffee lounge
Sports & social events
Nursery & preshool
Hospitality delivery service
Conference centre
EV charging benefits
24hr on-site security
a pioneering
development
Culham Campus offers occupiers a home within a pioneering development, clean energy environment, and emerging scientific cluster of fusion and advanced technology and engineering organisations.
This is centred around the research excellence of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, including STEP, the Materials Research Facility, RACE, and H3AT, who are focussed on delivering the UK as a leader in sustainable fusion energy.
UKAEA is evolving Culham Campus from a renowned international centre for fusion research and development into a major commercial campus over the next 30 years.
This will support a globally significant fusion and technology cluster comprising organisations and facilities focussed on realising fusion energy to help address the world’s energy challenge.
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location
Culham Campus is within Science Vale UK and the Oxfordshire Knowledge Spine comprising Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot. The Campus is owned and managed by UKAEA, established by the UK Government for researching and developing fusion energy.
Getting to Culham Campus is easy. The local train station (Culham Railway Station) is a 10-minute walk with direct access into Oxford. Oxford City Centre is a 15-20 minute drive away and the campus is accessible form the A415, Abingdon Road, which links to the A34.
Well-serviced by road links
Culham Campus, OX14 3DB, is located off the A415 east of Abingdon and within easy access to A34 and M40.
A4074 — 1.7 miles
A34 — 3.6 miles
Oxford City Centre — 6 miles
M40 — 10 miles
A420 — 10 miles
Train times from Culham Station
Culham Campus is a 10 minute walk from Culham Station, which is served by Great Western Railways trains with links to London and beyond.
Didcot — 8 mins
Oxford — 11 mins
Reading — 25 mins
Banbury — 41 mins
London Paddington — 50 mins
Drive times to UK airports
Only 40 minutes from the M25, Culham Campus can easily be reached from London airports.
Heathrow — 47 mins
Luton — 1hr 9 mins
Bristol — 1hr 40 mins
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