The new Energy Centres for the 2012 London Olympic Park site have been designed as technically advanced and environmentally considerate. Embedded in the community, rather than hidden from it, they are built to serve as important new landmarks in East London.
A key element of the brief to the architecture teams was that the facilities should add to the design legacy of the Olympic Park, and contribute to the developing urban character of the Lea Valley as a whole.
The Stratford City Energy Centre is clearly visible from Stratford town centre and housing estates east of the Olympic site, while the King’s Yard Energy Centre dominates views from Victoria Park, Hackney Wick and parts of Bow.
The architectural practice has developed an architecture which is uniquely distinct in both form and function. It features a strong 21st century industrial aesthetic in its appearance with a 45m screened flue. It also features tall ventilation flues and flanking walls.
