丨英国伦敦丨Henley Halebrown

architects Henley Halebrown

Fish Island London 2018–2023

Residential building for 330 students, incubator workspace for graduates, and workspace for creatives on Fish Island in Hackney Wick, just west of the Olympic Park. The scheme was granted detailed planning in 2019 and completed in 2023.

Fish Island and Hackney Wick has a rich heritage of industrial architecture, a mixture of warehouse and factory space…

…characterised by its diversity, robust and authentic construction. The proposals draw on this industrial heritage

The design recalls the historic arrangement of the now demolished John Broadwood & Sons piano factory (Fish Island, 1949)

Highlighted in bold, the scheme falls within the London Legacy Development Area

The design creates a new urban block punctuated by a yard and a public route through the scheme

Study bedrooms face the street giving each resident privacy from the communal life of the courtyard and views of the neighbourhood

The second quadrangle is a public yard and focus for Stour Space’s activities in a separate 5-storey building flanking the east side of the space

The layout of the student accommodation on the upper floors is structured around the two new courtyards

Grand masonry facades of brick piers and arched precast concrete lintels recall the industrial past

Facade study model, courtyard elevation

Wick Park student accommodation

Brightly coloured windows reflect the creative community

Entrance forecourt to the commercial yard, one of two new public spaces

Stour Space’s industrial interiors open onto decks at each level

Communal kitchen dining spaces and glazed corridors face inwards, overlooking the courtyards

Technical

Appointment: 2018

Completion: 2023

Client: Future Generation / University of the Arts London / Stour Trust

Planning Authority: London Legacy Development Corporation

Landscape Architect: James Blake Associates

Heritage Consultant: Heritage Collective

Structural Engineer: Meinhardt

Services Engineer: Elementa Consulting

Cost Consultant: K2 Consultancy

Principal Designer: Collaton Safety

Daylight and Sunlight Consultant: Eb7

Fire Consultant: AESG

Arboricultural Consultant: Treavour Heaps Consultancy

Archaeological Consultant: Archaeology Collective

Land Contamination: Merebrook

Transport Consultant: Motion

Statement of Community Involvement: Connect Consulting

Student Accommodation Needs: Knight Frank