Clapham Centre, Lambeth College
- Location
- London, UK
- Client
- Lambeth Sixth Form College
- Expertise
- Architecture
- Acoustics
- Landscape Architecture
- Completion
- 2009
The new Sixth Form Centre in Clapham transforms the frontage for Lambeth College overlooking Clapham Common.
The new Sixth Form Centre in Clapham transforms the frontage for Lambeth College overlooking Clapham Common. Three distinct elements make up the architectural form of the building: a five storey Learning Space, a Performing Arts Pod and a Wintergarden. A new reception pavilion has also been constructed to create a shopfront and glazed vestibule creating an entry point into the whole campus.The Learning Space brings together science laboratories and flexible IT teaching spaces with views across the Wintergarden to the Common. The Performing Arts Pod accommodates a flexible performance, dance and drama suite, a belvedere library and artist’s studios with direct access onto a garden and sculpture terrace.
Brief
Build a modern school on a tight urban site create a robust and diverse learning environment with improved connectivity
Results
A new landmark building on the edge of Clapham Common a safe building that is easy to circulate