It houses family archives from Waddesdon Manor, a contemporary art collection, a reading room, and performance spaces.
[1] The archives comprise a variety of documents including manuscripts, maps, plans, photographs, drawings and accounts.
This sensation was explained to me by the Telegraph's architecture critic Ellis Woodman, who said that Marshall is influenced by the LA Case Study houses, which favour long rectangles and plentiful use of glass, built round swimming pools" says Serena Davies.
It is also one of Britain's largest naturally-cooled archives as the stores have thick walls which create a stable environment without the use of air-conditioning.
[5] There is a growing contemporary art collection which includes sculpture by Sarah Lucas, Angus Fairhurst, and Richard Long in the grounds around the building.