Hugh Aston Building

The Hugh Aston building, home to Business & Law at De Montfort University (DMU), was officially opened in March 2010.

This £35 million facility caters for 6,000 students and staff and boasts contemporary lecture theatres, a mock courtroom, law library, dedicated law clinic, bespoke suite for postgraduate and professional education, large lecture theatres and classrooms all equipped with the latest audio visual technologies and social spaces which include a café, public atriums, a bookshop and tree-lined plaza.

After releasing the 14th Century Magazine Gateway from four lanes of traffic, an attractive tree-lined square was created. ‘Magazine Square’ is a landscaped meeting place for students, staff, and the general public which acts as gateway between the city and the DMU campus.

Designed to maximise natural daylight and ventilation, the Hugh Aston building was made using sustainable low maintenance construction materials. Installation of several environmentally friendly features resulted in the building receiving an ‘excellent’ rating by the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). 

Find out more about the Hugh Aston building, it’s namesake and heritage.