This arena was built in 1984 by Nicholas Grimshaw who was selected by the Oxford City Council. The building is just 10 minutes outside of center city Oxford, and when it was designed it was made to be a very modern arena unlike any other. At the time Ice Rink had a very simplistic style, Grimshaw knowing this, decided to add his own touch of creativity by making a disco room, and making the front and back of the building fully glazed to allow more sunlight in the arena. It is not typical to find ice rinks that allow a lot of sunlight.