We recently completed work to extend and refurbish Old Garden Hostel for King’s College, Cambridge. The project involved the implementation of designs established in our masterplan, the first phase of which had been completed in 2001. Work on phase 2 included the complete renovation of the 1950’s hostel set within a mature listed landscaped garden, plus the addition of a wing and a new top storey to provide over 70 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, new gyp rooms and common room facilities. An innovative use of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) was employed for the walls and roofs to speed up construction and reduce the carbon footprint of the work. The existing building was completely re-serviced and new double glazed replacement steel windows were designed to match the original. The entrance hall was reconfigured to allow for disabled access and to link the two existing wings, the floors of which were 700mm above the entrance level and a lift was discretely added to provide disabled access to all levels.