[1] The site currently contains five colleges (Langwith, Goodricke, Constantine, Anne Lister, and David Kato) along with social hubs and academic departments.

[5] Their proposal included landscaping the whole area, constructing a lake with marsh borders, planting light woodland and many specimen trees, and maximising biodiversity.

The university says that "development has been designed to optimise the beautiful landscape and will be built with respect for the existing ecological diversity around the lake".

[13] The facility is a collaborative space for more than 100 researchers across several departments including, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Law, Management and Philosophy.

[15] The department currently offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees with a focus on problem based learning being the only university to do so.

The building's layout follows a U-shape plan with a large wall of glazing covered by a screen at the main entrance.

The external façade of the building is made of bricks and fibre cement panels with a contrasting section clad in aluminium.

[21] The Ron Cooke Hub is located next to the Computer Science Department and situated on the edge of the 35 acre lake.

wherever possible the specific elements of the design were included to limit the buildings carbon footprint such as using exposed concrete ceilings to allow for passive cooling.

[25] The site also contains the York Digital Creativity Labs which offers a "multidisciplinary approach to tackling research challenges" helping to improve cross collaboration and innovation.

[27] The centre supports early businesses in the IT, digital, and media sectors with connections to the nearby department of computer science.