King Street Renewal | Hammersmith | U/C

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SE9

Discussion Starter · Nov 14, 2017

King Street Development
Hammersmith
W6

Official website: https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/planning/planning-applications/major-planning-applications/king-street-regeneration-project-planning-application

Development Facts

Developer: Hammersmith & Fulham Council | A2 Dominion

Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Cinema: 400 seats

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I'm not convinced by the color scheme here at all - sense that it will date very quickly.

I also don't have much confidence in the retail element of the scheme here. As a former resident, I just don't see Hammersmith as a destination, in the same way that other parts of London are, and this is literally right next to the Great West Road.

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Blissed_Cossack

· #3 · Nov 15, 2017

I like it, the 'look' of the apartments for me - for some reason - echo the Edwardian apartment blocks and balconies on the Georgian houses nearer the river. It's almost art nouveau. The colour breaks up the 'brickyness' of the Town Hall.

Hammersmith is not a destination like High St Ken where you travel too - but it's always busy and is very much a town centre for that region, and a big transit hub - with larger stores as well as local ones. It's also got a big office population if you look half a mile and then a mile out too.

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delores

· #4 · Nov 15, 2017

Looks alright again I'm not sure why they have resorted to blue for the shopfronts? it makes the scheme look cheap.

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1874

· #5 · Nov 16, 2017

thenewwiperstimes said:
I also don't have much confidence in the retail element of the scheme here. As a former resident, I just don't see Hammersmith as a destination, in the same way that other parts of London are, and this is literally right next to the Great West Road.

Strange comment - King Street serves the needs of locals just as well as any other District Centre from my experience. The existing retail element isn't struggling at all and looking forward, the new London Plan is increasing the borough's housing target by 60% so demand for local retail will only increase. It's no Oxford Street but then District Centres aren't trying to be.

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DarJoLe

· #6 · Nov 16, 2017

Hammersmith feels like a regional town within London (not a criticism). Lots of HQs around the gyratory and beyond and a varied residential mix. I think this will add to the retail offering if they get it right in a 'passing through' kind of way but it's never going to be an actual destination-place.

The biggest elephant in the room is still the horrendous motorway behind it cutting it off from the river.

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kerouac1848

· #7 · Nov 17, 2017 (Edited)

A lot of the office stock seems to be from the late 80s and early 90s so it does seem ripe of an overall: there's quite a few large employers based in the area, mainly major airlines, media and communication, plus the UK HQs of L'Oreal and Philip Morris. There are also some random small businesses based in the area as well. Its closeness to central London and quick road and rail links to Heathrow and the westrn corridor means it will probably always be attractive to employers.

That being said, King Street does look and feel like some local high street in zone 5. At some point the Broadway centre will probably need redeveloping as well and I can see the builder trying to plus something much bigger.

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thenewwiperstimes

· #8 · Nov 17, 2017

Agree - it's all very dated and with Westfield (Wood Lane) just three stops or 5 mins away, it's hard to see why you would hang around Hammersmith. The Broadway Centre is very much of it's time, literally sitting on an island surrounded by very busy roads, and with zero interaction at street level - hardly enticing.

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Blissed_Cossack

· #9 · Nov 17, 2017

I think the shopping centre is having some kind of refurb as we speak, and the car park has been (mainly?) replaced with new apartment blocks.

Not always visible from the street, but there are actually a whole bunch of council blocks above the shopping centre - let alone the Lyric with its listed interior inserted back into a modern shell so I think a wholesale redevelopment would be complex to say the least.

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Black Cat

· #10 · Nov 18, 2017

Externally, the Hammersmith Town Hall project looks great and respectful of the original exterior design.

I found a few interior pics. The vestibule is particularly fine with interesting murals. Other principal interiors are less decorated, though of good interwar quality.

Assembly Hall: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3zvSKH6uF...o/o1oWU2JPyCQ/s1600/PQT_Hammersmith070312.jpg

Vestibule: http://rs.locationshub.com/up_images/7/2999557.jpg

Council Chamber: http://rs.locationshub.com/up_images/6/sm/2999546.jpg

Toplit hallway: http://rs.locationshub.com/up_images/6/sm/2999536.jpg

Based on looking at the concept design and planning stage drawings it appears that all the key interiors will be well conserved, and some interesting new spaces will be added, and the exterior is particularly well treated.

To see these plans and additional project info: https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/sites/defau...-public-consultation-panels-final-low-res.pdf

Overall, this looks to be a really well considered project, both from a conservation and contemporary design perspective, and also includes much needed housing to create a great space around and reopens the rear facade. Wonderful.

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SE9

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 21, 2018

Public exhibition today at the town hall (until 2pm) on the latest plans:

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Interstat

· #12 · Apr 21, 2018

100x more upmarket without the toy box primary colour balconies, but the gold is also going to date super quickly and so is that cheap mesh design (I think we're already over the gold/rose gold era). They should do it in an upmarket dark grey-black and just keep it timeless and in keeping with the black london stretlamps, etc and a more classic/traditional mesh pattern...

Are those coloured tiles going to be a form of plastic? Not good - what's this, Lego coloured 70s public toilet chic? Is this a hipster thing now?

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DarJoLe

· #13 · Apr 21, 2018

I don't mind the punches of colour (we're far too scared of it in this country tbh) but the gold balconies are a no no. Either brushed silver, or remove them altogether.

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delores

· #14 · Apr 21, 2018

I think the balconies are bronze, I'm more concerned about the grey building to the left?

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Infinite Jest

· #15 · Apr 23, 2018

The whole design looks very incoherent to me. None of the elements complement each other. Silvery steel, bronze, Pop Art colours, brick, recon sandstone. It’s all a bit much.

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1874

· #16 · Apr 23, 2018

Definitely an improvement but what is going on with that roof!?

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SE9

Discussion Starter · #17 · Aug 30, 2018

Planning Application
2018

Planning application: Hammersmith & Fulham 2018/01500/FUL

Development Facts

Developer: Hammersmith & Fulham Council | A2 Dominion

Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Residential units: 220

Floorspace (GIA)

Town Hall: 16,473m²

Cinema space - Block B: 1,401m²

Office space - Block A and Block B: 8,328m²

Retail/restaurant space: - Block B and Block C: 1,220m²

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delores

· #18 · Aug 30, 2018

That Hammersmith and Fulham logo is awful. Surely something more tasteful would look more appropriate.

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.Adam

· #19 · Aug 31, 2018

Quite a retro scheme but it has its merits, I like the use of colour, the glass roof/floor looks interesting and the detailing is good. The H&F logo is absolutely awful - as most London boroughs logo's are.

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Dusty Hare

· #20 · Aug 31, 2018

Should be fairly easy to get through planning!

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