Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre

Harmonious space, light, and form

Worcester College is one of the many colleges that make up the University of Oxford, an icon of English education. The Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, named after the son of the Sultan of Perak in Malaysia, an alumnus of Worcester College, was constructed in the extensive and idyllic gardens of the historical college.

The multi-award-winning complex includes a lecture hall, seminar rooms, and a dance studio. The auditorium was designed in the style of an ancient Greek amphitheater. Níall McLaughlin's architects designed the building as an elegant ensemble, flooded with daylight and featuring timeless charm. It seems as though it has always been part of the college, yet meets all the modern requirements of such a building.

The combination of traditional craftsmanship and state-of-the-art construction technology is enhanced by BEGA luminaires. The BEGA pendant luminaires used at the Centre fulfil three lighting design requirements at once: a high degree of illuminance, an unshielded component for vertical illuminance, and upward light emission. The individual lighting functions of the pendant luminaires are DALI-controllable to create the desired lighting atmosphere.

Additional BEGA pendant luminaires, which produce downward-directed as well as unshielded light, illuminate the foyer and thereby provide lighting for the most important meeting places. BEGA bollards are used in the outdoor areas. Their light is ideal for the illumination of pathways, entrance areas, and driveways.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), a global member organization dedicated to excellence in architecture, praised the Worcester College complex: “It is the architectural design – the timeless pursuit of harmonious space, light, and form – that makes it a thing of pure joy.”