London College of Communication

The new home for UAL's London of College Communication sees the college move from its current premises across the road into a new 12-storey, dynamic building over Elephant & Castle Underground Station, incorporating the college's three schools - design, media and screen - and almost 60 courses. As well as providing the college with a flexible environment for its teaching, it will accommodate the core administrative functions for the University of the Arts London (UAL), its renowned international language centre, training and conferencing facilities, the Student Union and Stanley Kubrick Archive.

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The first three floors will comprise spaces open to the public - the Kubrick Archive, a cafe and a 300-seat multi-purpose theatre

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Context

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The LCC is part of a wider mixed-use masterplan for Elephant and Castle

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The facade's horizontal and vertical masonry grid references traditional wooden cases used for storing printer's letterpress type

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A dynamic ribbon-like stair winds its way through the building

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Open, fluid workspaces encourage an overlap between disciplines

City: London SE1
Use: Education
Client: University of the Arts London
Status: Current
Size: 45,000 sqm
Environmental credentials: Targeting BREEAM Outstanding
Collaborators: Structure: WSP
Services: Hoare Lea
Landscape: Townshend Landscape Architects
Acoustics: Hoare Lea
Cost: Gardiner & Theobald
Sustainability: Hoare Lea
Fire: Hoare Lea