Parkside, Imperial War Museums’ offices

Matt Clayton

Parkside is the principal workspace for Imperial War Museum staff, a central hub a stone’s throw from the main museum. Utilising offsite construction – Parkside provides shared and flexible facilities

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2021

Shortlisted in the WORKING category
Parkside is a new headquarters building for Imperial War Museums providing a new central hub workspace for staff working across all five of their museums. The new building is sited within a conservation area and shares a boundary with the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park where IWM London stands. The project is not recognisable as offsite modular construction, meeting the challenge of this sensitive context, through well-considered proportions and fine detailing. Off-site construction was considered from the outset of the project due to the short timescales and challenging tight site location.

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Southwark

Size

1063 sq m

Completion

January 2021

Location

15 Austral St, London SE11 4SJ, UK

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