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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

The New Generation (TNG) Youth and Community Centre in London, U.K by RCKa

 
April 22nd, 2014 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: RCKa

Showcasing innovative sustainable construction and high-quality design, The New Generation (TNG) Youth and Community Centre is a £3.5m newbuild venue designed by RCKa. It provides a range of vocational, leisure and support services for the young people of Lewisham, South London.

Image Courtesy © Ioana Marinescu

Image Courtesy © Ioana Marinescu

  • Architects: RCKa
  • Project: The New Generation (TNG) Youth and Community Centre
  • Location: London, U.K
  • Photography: Ioana Marinescu,  Jakob Spriestersbach
  • Gross internal area: 1200m2 (inc. 373m2 double/triple height)
  • Value: £3.5m
  • Client: Lewisham Council, Myplace
  • Project Architect: Dieter Kleiner
  • Contractor: Mansell (Design & Build contract)
  • Structural engineer: Atelier One (pre-tender), Buxtons (groundworks), Engenuiti (cross-laminated timber)
  • Services engineer: VZDV
  • Acoustics: Ion Acoustics

Image Courtesy ©  Jakob Spriestersbach

Image Courtesy © Jakob Spriestersbach

The state-of-the-art building includes a climbing wall, training kitchen and café, multi-use games area, recording studios, health clinic, dance and performance spaces, teaching and conference rooms and an IT suite.

A dramatic central space resolves complex site levels and forms a vibrant heart to a building that engages and welcomes visitors, and is alive with activity and opportunity.

Image Courtesy ©  Jakob Spriestersbach

Image Courtesy © Jakob Spriestersbach

Constructed of cross-laminated wood, the building’s timber-panelled carcass is punctured through walls and ceiling with large dramatic openings to maximise natural daylight and frame long views through and out of the building, Externally, the building is clad in a lightweight, translucent polycarbonate rainscreen with a gently undulating profile. At street level where the building required a more robust finish, ultra-high performance pre-cast concrete panels cast from moulds of the profiled polycarbonate above, are hung from the building.

Image Courtesy © Ioana Marinescu

Image Courtesy © Ioana Marinescu

RCKa worked closely with Lewisham Council, its partners and the local community to realise the project. They identified the potential of the site for a significant facility and were instrumental in securing project funding. The practice’s aim was to create a positive place in which young people find inspiration, where they feel safe and secure, and in which they want to
spend time.

Image Courtesy © Ioana Marinescu

Image Courtesy © Ioana Marinescu

Its success and popularity with young people in particular has far exceeded expectation. This is testament to the ambition of the London Borough of Lewisham and the approach of the design team, which placed users and the local community at the heart of the design, briefing and governance process.

Image Courtesy ©  Jakob Spriestersbach

Image Courtesy © Jakob Spriestersbach

RCKa is a London-based architectural practice founded in 2008 by Russell Curtis, Dieter Kleiner and Tim Riley and has grown to a studio of 12. Recently completed projects include Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, and De La Rue Technology Centre in Hampshire. TNG, which opened in summer 2013, has received a Civic Trust Award 2014 and was finalist in New
London Awards 2013 Best Public Building category and Placemaking Award 2013. Projects in development include the 6,500 sq m Hellesdon Community Hub, Norwich, RCKa’s largest project to date. The practice was a finalist in YAYA 2013.

Image Courtesy ©  Jakob Spriestersbach

Image Courtesy © Jakob Spriestersbach

Image Courtesy ©  Jakob Spriestersbach

Image Courtesy © Jakob Spriestersbach

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