London South Bank University Hub

by WilkinsonEyre

Client London South Bank University

Award RIBA London Award 2024

Located just north of Elephant and Castle, this is a long-established facility for London South Bank University (LSBU), where students are taught practical and professional skills on site.

It is heavily used as a resource and as a place to study. The recycled 1970s concrete building has come alive in the hands of architects WilkinsonEyre, who have opened up an astonishing 20,500 square metres of teaching space. The original building, as it was featured in the Architects Journal in 1976, was clad in red brick and with stepped forms and patent glazing. This major retrofit acts like a new suit, re-dressing every face of the building, externally and within the atriums – no mean feat. Furthermore, retaining the existing structure saved 65% on embodied carbon – just under half the 2030 RIBA benchmark target.

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Wilmott Dixon Interiors

Structural Engineer Eckersley O'Callaghan

Environmental / M&E Engineer BDP

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Fulkers Bailey Russell

Landscape Architect Churchman Thornhill Finch

Acoustic Engineer BDP

Sustainability BDP

Lighting Design BDP

Project Management Fulkers Bailey Russell

Facade Consultant Eckersley O'Callaghan

Gross internal area in m² 20446