▁the ▁university ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁men ' s ▁hall ▁but ▁it ▁and ▁An c aster ▁became ▁the ▁University ' s ▁first ▁mixed ▁h alls ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁more ▁accommod ation ▁was ▁needed . ▁Therefore , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁a ▁new , ▁en ▁suite ▁wing ▁was ▁built ▁— ▁K ▁Block . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁completely ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁A ▁particularly ▁notable ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁unusual ▁shape ▁of ▁its ▁library , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁oct agon . ▁ ▁Sher wood ▁ ▁Sher wood ▁Hall ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁mixed ▁under grad uate ▁hall ▁of ▁residence . ▁It ▁provides ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁about ▁ 2 6 7 ▁students . ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect s ▁J ▁F let cher ▁Watson ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁expansion ▁programme ▁on ▁University ▁Park . ▁Building ▁work ▁started ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁the ▁hall ▁opened , ▁as ▁a ▁male ▁hall ▁of ▁residence , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Sher wood ▁Hall ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁an ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁colleg iate ▁quad rangle , ▁but ▁using ▁contemporary ▁forms ▁and ▁materials . ▁A ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁white ▁painted ▁ship lap ▁weather board ing , ▁which ▁gives ▁the ▁hall ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁feel . ▁As