Work starts on landmark west London town hall and civic campus

Ardmore has been appointed by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and their JV partners A2Dominion, as their delivery partner for Hammersmith Civic Campus, a major new mixed-use development in west London.

Construction has already begun on the £155M main contract, which will see Ardmore refurbish and extend the existing Grade II-listed town hall building to provide over 15,000m² of office and public space, alongside delivering 204 new homes and over 10,000m² commercial space.

The refurbishment of the existing town hall is at the heart of the Civic Campus scheme. Alongside the sensitive interventions to existing heritage elements, Ardmore are creating an additional 4,500m² internal area within a contemporary three-storey ‘Glass Box’ extension.

Comprising 1,300t of structural steel, the new ‘Glass Box’ sits above the existing town hall, supported on a series of 15m-high stilts that punch down through the existing building and courtyard, bridging over a major sewer that runs beneath the building.

Cormac Byrne, Ardmore’s Managing Director, said: “We are excited to take on the delivery of West King Street. To secure the project after extensive pre-construction negotiations, amidst a backdrop of significant uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, underlines the determination of all parties to secure cost and delivery certainty.

“Having delivered some of London’s most complex listed-building refurbishment and residential regeneration projects, we were able to develop practical, cost-effective solutions to help unlock this challenging project.

“We’re looking forward to working closely with the Council, A2Dominion and local residents to deliver a truly landmark scheme that will help transform Hammersmith for generations to come.”