Creekside East is a regeneration project designed to reactivate an area bordering Deptford Creek by drawing creative, cultural, residential and public uses across the site. Inspiration is drawn from the 2003 Stirling Prize winning Laban dance centre and the rise and fall of the tidal Creek, creating sculptural forms which mimic fluidity and movement.
Creekside East is a regeneration project designed to reactivate an area bordering Deptford Creek by drawing creative, cultural, residential and public uses across the site. Inspiration is drawn from the 2003 Stirling Prize winning Laban dance centre and the rise and fall of the tidal Creek, creating sculptural forms which mimic fluidity and movement.
Providing a significant extension to the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, the scheme includes a 150-person auditorium, 3 rehearsal studios, 4 dance studios and offices within a podium building. Linked to the original dance centre, the new building creates a strong connection with the local community by drawing interest through the site to the activities within.
Materials are inspired by an earthy colour palette of the sediment layers of clay, silt and alluvium found in the Creek. The Trinity Laban extension is expressed with dark coloured concrete panels with coarse exposed aggregate in contrast to the smooth polished surface of the existing Trinity Laban dance centre.
New public space is designed for cultural activation throughout the week, invigorating spaces where retail, restaurants, music and dance can play off one another. The waterside setting is enhanced with the completion of a continuous Creek walk which opens into two new public squares landscaped to enhance local biodiversity, and creates improved links with connecting streets.
Client Kitewood (Creekside) Ltd and Galliard Homes
Structural Engineer Meinhardt
Quantity Surveyor BTP
Landscape Wilder Associates
Transport Consultant Cannon Consulting Engineers
Planning Consultant WYG
Two tall residential buildings create 393 private and affordable apartments, extending the emerging cluster of towers in the immediate area. Sculptural modular facades and projecting balconies create a mix of patterns and fluidity across the elevations. Landscaped roof gardens are provided as communal spaces for residents within each tower.
Materials on the apartment buildings consist of double height precast concrete panels to emphasise verticality, embellished with metal panels, fins, shutters and balconies. The design of Creekside East acts a contemporary response to the specific context and unique industrial heritage of Deptford Creek.
