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Vision for the future of Earl’s Court revealed


The Earl’s Court Development Company (ECDC) has revealed details on its planning application for the site of the former Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre, central London’s largest cleared development area. Bringing together leading


practices from across the UK, the scheme’s two masterplan architects – Studio Egret West and Hawkins\ Brown – are joined by dRMM, Maccreanor Lavington, Sheppard Robson, Haworth Tompkins, Serie Architects and ACME working on the buildings, alongside landscape designs by SLA. ZCD Architects has helped ECDC set up a public realm inclusivity panel, comprising people across a range of ages and access needs, to inform and shape the design of the public realm. Redefining the long-term empty site into a new destination for innovation and discovery, ECDC has assembled a group of architecture practices with a proven track record


in successfully delivering new communities that are stitched into the surrounding neighbourhoods. Alongside the Outline Planning Application, detailed designs have been submitted for the first buildings in Phase One of the development, set to commence construction in 2026. Phase One includes commercial spaces, 1,500 new homes across a range of tenures (around 4,000 homes are planned for the entire site), shops, cultural and community spaces, bars, and restaurants. A network of Exhibition Gardens will position nature as a golden thread running through the masterplan. At the centre of the site will be Table Park, which imaginatively repurposes the concrete foundations of the exhibition hall into a 4.5-acre urban park. Opening up the Zone One site for the first time in 150 years and creating an east-west pedestrian route between West Kensington and Earl’s Court, the submitted plans take


design notes from the characteristics and materiality of the local area, while incorporating aspects inspired by the exhibition centres that formerly occupied the site. Sharon Giffen, head of design,


The Earl’s Court Development Company, commented: ‘We’re proud to showcase our design proposals for Earl’s Court, the result of over four years of engagement, consultation and design evolution with the public and our stakeholders. Working with our world-class team of architects and consultants, we have prioritised landscape, inclusivity, climate resilience and design excellence within our masterplan and first detailed buildings. Earl’s Court is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a better piece of city for the future – one that is resilient to global challenges and will set a new standard for urban development in London.’ earlscourt.com


THE EARLS COURT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY


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