Roundhouse Works

Roundhouse Works 

Reed Watts Architects + Paddy Dillon

Roundhouse Works
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ARCHITECTS
 Paddy Dillon, Reed Watts Architects

ARCHITECT
Paddy Dillon

FIRE CONSULTANTS
The Fire Surgery

MANUFACTURERS
3v Architectural Hardware, Astor Bannerman, Big Ferro, Chroma, Clark Doors, Danosa, David Smith St Ives, Dolphin Solutions, Dorma Uk, Eurban, High Performance, Ideal Standard, Intracat, J&c Joel, Junckers, Kawneer, Railway Sleepers, Roofglaze, Sab Pyramid 50/504, Schuco Jansen, +2

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Momentum Engineering

SERVICES ENGINEER
Ingleton Wood

PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
Goddard Consulting Llp

LEAD ARCHITECT & DESIGNER
Reed Watts

APPROVED INSPECTORS
Assent

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fred Haworth

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
London, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Educational Architecture, Offices, Sustainability

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Architects Paddy Dillon with Reed Watts Architects have completed Roundhouse Works, a new creative center for young people at the heart of Roundhouse’s creative campus in Camden, London.

Roundhouse Works provides space and state-of-the-art facilities to support young people to turn their creativity into a career, doubling the number of 11–30-year-olds the Roundhouse currently works with each year to 15,000.

Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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The new building houses a bespoke large music studio, a triple-height studio for circus and performance, a large multi-use studio for workshops, and a dedicated podcast studio run by Transmission Roundhouse.

The new building will also include the Inflexion Workspace, an affordable workspace for creative entrepreneurs and freelancers. 

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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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Members of Roundhouse Works will be provided with one-to-one mentorship with industry experts and have access to a series of networking events and workshops that have been piloted over the past three years with partners including international law firm Taylor Wessing.

Roundhouse Works is designed by Paddy Dillon architect, with Reed Watts Architects, and Allies and Morrison with particular emphasis on reducing the building's impact on the environment.

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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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In particular, the sustainably sourced trees used for the cross-laminated timber structure sequester over 250 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere while the recycled railway sleepers used on the facade save 8 tonnes of CO2 compared to other forms of cladding.

As a result, and following the integration of solar panels on the roofs, electric vehicle charging points, LED lighting, automatic lighting controls, and other energy efficiency elements, Roundhouse Works has achieved the highly sought-after BREEAM 'Excellent' sustainability accreditation.

This will put its environmental performance in the top 10 percent of all new non-domestic buildings in the UK. It is also fully accessible and includes a Space for Change facility.

Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works has been funded by private trusts, individuals, and corporate donations with principal support from the Inflexion Foundation and Simon Turner with the generous donation of the land from the Norman Trust.


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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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Roundhouse Works
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Plan - Ground floor
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Plan - 1st floor
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Plan - Site
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Elevation
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