Under Construction
The new home for the London College of Fashion, conceived as a 21st century workshop, combines free spaces for learning, studying and social interaction in a rich multi-level internal environment.
The proposal to relocate UAL:LCF to East Bank provides the opportunity, for the first time, for all the College’s diverse activities to be co-located ‘under one roof’. It currently has over 5,000 students enrolled across the Fashion Business School, the School of Media & Communication and the School of Design & Technology. The new building will provide 38,400sqm of gross internal area arranged across fourteen floors to accommodate a broad range of different spaces to satisfy the requirements of each School.
Environmental considerations have played a key role in the evolving design of LCF: from the plan arrangement to maximise the number of naturally lit and ventilated spaces, through to the final specification of materials. Indeed, the technical requirement to provide stack ventilation has led to the design of a sequence of separate open plan teaching spaces at the heart of the building connected by a continuous and dynamic vertical route: encouraging staff and students to use the stairs and promoting collaboration between the different Schools that the co-location to Stratford offers.
Project information
Status
Under Construction
Borough
Newham
Completion
2022
Location
Aquatic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E15 2DU, UK
Team Credits
Architect
Client
LLDC with UAL
Structural Engineer
Landscape Architect
Project Manager
Cost Consultant
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Last updated on
31/05/2024
Standard
Standard (small business)
Partner