Brent Civic Centre
A vibrant hub with landscapes for Brent’s multi-cultural events
London, UK
The design of a series of multifunctional gardens spaces for Brent Civic Centre — a new building that brings together public services currently spread across 14 buildings in the borough. The new landscapes provide a dramatic setting for a variety of civic functions.
Gillespies designed a series of new public spaces for the Brent Civic Centre — a new Civic Centre designed by Hopkins Architects.
A large garden space has been designed to host multi-faith wedding festivals as well as full range of other civic functions. The design includes water features, mature tree planting and large areas of lawn and planting beds as well as an innovative canopy and large pergola structure. Along with other sustainable measures — such as paving drainage and green roof systems — the public realm design by Gillespies has helped the overall project to achieve a BREEAM rating of Outstanding.
The design of the garden means it can be used as several outdoor rooms, able to cater for groups or for a single outdoor party.
Award
Year
BREEAM Award: Winner, Mixed Use and Other Buildings Category
2015
RICS London Awards: Regeneration Award — Highly Commended
2015
RICS London Awards: Design through Innovation Award
2015
RIBA Regional Award
2014
Building Magazine: Sustainable Project of the Year
2014
British Council for Offices (BCO): Corporate Workplace Award, London & South East
2014
RIBA Regional Sustainability Award
2014
Civic Trust Award
2014
British Construction Industry Awards: Sustainability Award Highly Commended
2014
Project details
Title
Brent Civic Centre
Client
Brent Council
Status
Complete
Project team
Gillespies, Hopkins and Growth Industry
Photography
Gillespies/Jason Gairn
