The London Town House of Kingston University (specifically, Thames in London) is a public research university. The alternating terraces (3) of the building provide each other with shade/coverage from all types of weather. Each one has an outdoor level where fauna is grown to present students/staff with a hanging garden area of work or study. This is a continuing theme I’ve noticed in McNamara’s work. Per usual, Grafton designed the building with a public undercroft. The organization of each level makes for a three-dimensional look and feel. The interlocking spaces, both physically and visually, make the building a place of exchange and cooperation. Although there are multiple stairwells, the grand stair is open and connects each interwoven level. While you move from level to level, you are not cutoff from any of the levels that succeed or precede you.