At Clapham One, our fundamental objective is to bring the community together and to empower individuals. To help themselves, whether it is learning to read, pursuing hobbies, expanding their knowledge or seeking a job. To achieve this the library needs to be more than a place full of books. It has to be playful in the sense that it doesn’t feel like home.
The site is formed from a whole city block spanning from street to street east to west. The urban design responds to this by creating a new street, providing a new route from one destination to another along with shops taking advantage of the footfall. To compliment this dynamic space there is a place to dwell, a new square for eating, drinking and just sitting to take a break form the rush of London – an urban oasis. The centre piece in the square is a new foodhall and restaurants, somewhere to explore on foot, but also to stop and sit.
Newham have granted SEW planning permission for London’s Floating Village in the Royal Docks.