Hammersmith & Fulham Civic Campus

A ‘ruthlessly inclusive’ zero-harm scheme, it is the extension and full refurbishment of the Grade II listed Town Hall, and creation of a new high-quality civic mixed-use development.

RSHP has designed a high-quality Civic Campus to replace the existing Hammersmith & Fulham Town Hall extension and adjacent cinema site in Hammersmith Town Centre. This ‘ruthlessly inclusive’ zero-harm scheme will revitalize the King Street area and reimagine the Town Hall to make it exciting and relevant for the people it serves. The mixed-use project, including a contemporary intervention to the existing Grade II-listed Town Hall building, creates an open and accessible community hub with flexible office/start-up spaces and 204 residential units offering 52% shared ownership and social rent homes for local people, exceeding GLA principles. The scheme offers homework space for young people, a cinema, a public roof-top bar and café, art gallery, and a square linking to the riverside. The Civic Campus integrates cutting-edge sustainable technology, including a full retrofit of the Town Hall to reduce embodied carbon emissions, retaining 46,750 m³ of materials from the existing building. A vertical extension consolidates civic services. Upgrades to the Town Hall will improve energy efficiency through thermal glazing and low-carbon materials. An on-site energy centre, powered by ground-source heat pumps, will provide 600 kW of renewable energy, and Smart Building Technology will manage energy consumption. The project emphasizes extensive community engagement, involving residents at every stage through various consultation and co-production practices. By establishing a Disabled People’s Commission, formed by residents, with a focus on inclusivity and social value, the development aims to revitalize the King Street area and provides an opportunity to shape a more equitable built environment.

Architecture that is transformative, joyful, and sustainable must have social value and inclusive design at its heart. Only then will we be truly designing buildings that reflect the diversity of the communities they serve. With Hammersmith & Fulham Town Hall and Civic Campus, we had an opportunity to demonstrate this at scale. The ambition was to implement a social value contribution that went beyond the architecture, precinct, and development boundary, architecture that strives to surpass compliance and inform regulatory reform at a local and national level. We are proud to have put inclusive design and social value at the top of the design agenda, where it belongs.

Mark Rintoul, Senior Associate, RSHP

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2020

Shortlisted in the MIXING category

Approved in February 2019, Hammersmith Town Hall & Civic Campus is the extension and full refurbishment of the Grade II listed Town Hall, and creation of a new high quality civic mixed-use development.

The renewal of west King Street will improve connectivity to the riverside. Expected to be complete by April 2023, demolition has started on site to remove the tired 1970’s Town Hall extension and the cinema opposite. This will make way for a vibrant new piece of town centre with greatly improved facilities for residents and workers, as well as providing needed affordable housing

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Project information

Status

Under Construction

Borough

Hammersmith

Size

17628 sq m

Estimated completion

April 2023

Location

Town Hall, King St, London W6 9JU, UK

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