Huge proposed development around Lambeth town hall promises 'community space and feel good vibes'

[editor]

We might be getting a 're-imagined' town hall and a 'new destination.'

Transforming an early 20th Century civic building for a
21st Century Co-Operative Council
• Embrace heritage, enhance Brixton, enable Enterprise
• A catalyst for regeneration and investment

THE TRIANGLE: A SPACE FOR EVERYONE
• A simple multi-use pavillion that exists purely for the Borough’s citizens: it is the glue
that links the Town Hall and the new Civic Offices
• The Triangle offers the flexibility that is needed to attract a variety of different types of events making the public area at the rear of the Enterprise Centre a buzzing heart
of the scheme linking all the functions of the development
• For performance display, trade, celebration, worship, education... its use is
undefined: a blank canvas for you to utilise and organically bring in community and
enterprise activity into Buckner Road - a new civic hub for Brixton
• The building is located to the north of the triangle site to offer good daylight qualities
to the inside as well as the outside spaces
• The Triangle is a focal point of the pedestrian routes that attracts, excites and
activates the public space. The building’s iconic, triangular facade is visible from the
newly created route through the Town Hall
• The square has been designed with sliding panels so it can be closed off to prevent
intruders at night as well as offering the possibility of private events to happen

http://futurebrixton.files.wordpres...oduction-presentation_16x9-final-low-res1.pdf - [Via]

 

[editor]

More here: http://futurebrixton.files.wordpres...muse-presentation-for-co-production-event.pdf





It's all going to "creating community space and feel good vibes," which sounds awfully nice.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

And they say there is no money.
I wonder will all that glass be riot proof?

 

[editor]

There's three proposed developments from Lambeth. Here's the good vibes one. I can't embed the video so you'll have to go here:

http://vimeo.com/75407690

 

[Crispy]

Presumably this is funded by selling the "spare" land on the site (ie. the residential development on Porden Road, and the refurbishment of Ivor House)

 

[trashpony]

A building is glue?

This should be on the estate agent thread surely?

 

[Rushy]

Presumably this is funded by selling the "spare" land on the site (ie. the residential development on Porden Road, and the refurbishment of Ivor House)

It was also supposed to be self funding, partly through cost savings. But I met a junior planning consultant working on the concept who was rather drunk and admitted that the savings were not going to be what they had expected.

 

[Crispy]

What a surprise

 

[Rushy]

There was a meeting today, 11.30 at the Town Hall and I forgot to go.

 

[Rushy]

Looks like the Fridge Bar's a gonner. I won't miss that!

 

[Chilavert]

Looks very impressive, much more aesthetically pleasing than what is there at the moment imo.

Edit: Looks pretty similar to Newham's HQ (for the time being at least) opposite City Airport

 

[leanderman]

The big issue is: will there be schools and a GP surgery? Otherwise, it's just going to overload things further.

 

[Tolpuddle]

Sure there will, wont be any council workers left to work in it!

 

[Tolpuddle]

Looks very impressive, much more aesthetically pleasing than what is there at the moment imo.

Edit: Looks pretty similar to Newham's HQ (for the time being at least) opposite City Airport

But will the cooperative light fittings cost £11000?

 

[el-ahrairah]

The big issue is: will there be schools and a GP surgery? Otherwise, it's just going to overload things further.

i think there are more chance of being winged horses that will take you to the shops.

 

[pissflaps]

will there be winged horse parking facilities?

 

[Chilavert]

But will the cooperative light fittings cost £11000?

I suppose that depends on whether they fund the build through a PFI.

 

[snowy_again]

There's three proposed developments from Lambeth. Here's the good vibes one. I can't embed the video so you'll have to go here:

http://vimeo.com/75407690

I wish I'd never watched that.

It includes a still photo of a mime artiste. I should just stop there.

Along with some f-ing awful use of image library 'youth' pictures.

The proposed building opp St Matthews in one version is that brown brick / tiny windowed world of hell too.

And reggae. Quite loud reggae that I'm assuming would be asbo'd if it was played anywhere near that new site.

 

[editor]

I wish I'd never watched that.

It includes a still photo of a mime artiste. I should just stop there.

Some things can't be unseen. Others should share our pain.

 

[editor]

The aliens have landed here.

 

[TruXta]

They're trees, hardly difficult to work out.

 

[Onket]

They're trees, hardly difficult to work out.

But it's something to do with the Council, therefore must be criticised.

 

[editor]

They're trees, hardly difficult to work out.

They'll still be space eggs for me.

 

[pissflaps]

 

[Winot]

Some things can't be unseen. Others should share our pain.

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They're going to allow contributions to decision making to be made via the medium of mime.

 

[TruXta]

They'll still be space eggs for me.

#bah/deleted#

 

[T & P]

Are those solar panels on top of the new building?

 

[editor]

Are those solar panels on top of the new building?

I hope so. We need more of them around here.

 

[Crispy]

Are those solar panels on top of the new building?

If they're going to achieve BREEAM Excellent, CSH level 4, then yes, certainly.

 

[ViolentPanda]

They're trees, hardly difficult to work out.

Giant egg podules is a much more interesting explanation, though, you destroyer of dreams!