Replacement London Underground substation & vent shaft

The images contained within these slides are for illustrative purposes only and are intended to capture the ongoing design, as part of the planning submission to Camden Council

Contents:

1. Background and context (Peter Turner)

• Purpose

• Location and scope

• Indicative timeline

• Current Schedule 17 planning submission

2. Design development (Mariam Ahmadi-Moghaddam)

3. Questions

Purpose

Purpose

To seek community views on the Schedule 17 Planning Consent design of the

replacement London Underground substation and vent shaft building.

This is before submission of the application to the London Borough of Camden.

Location and scope

Existing building

The existing London Underground Substation

and Vent shaft building is located on the

corner of Melton Street and Drummond Street.

The building provides power for the Northern

Line trains and vents the platforms below.

The location of the HS2 station at Euston

requires the demolition and replacement of

the existing building.

View from

Melton Street

View from

Drummond Street

Replacement buildingThe replacement building will be located on Stephenson Way, to the south of the HS2 Euston station

Replacement

building

View from Stephenson Way (West)View from Stephenson Way (South)

The replacement building will be where Wolfson House is currently located (red outline), which is to

be demolished

Replacement building

Building section:

- 4 levels above ground

- 4 levels below groundReplacement building

Stephenson Way

New substation

4 levels above ground

New substation

4 levels below

ground

Tunnel

66m long 6.5m diameter

Piling

Additional tunnels

Tunnels connecting

to existing LU

passages

Existing LU substation Construction shaft

Calumet Site

N

Stephenson

Way

Euston

Street

Drummond

Street

Indicative timeline

•Late summer 2018: Schedule 17 planning consent for external appearance

•Complete Wolfson House demolition

•Start piling and tunnelling

•Late 2019: Start construction of below ground building structure

•Complete above ground building structure

•Complete fit out of substation

2018

2019

2020

2021•Cladding complete and building operational (early 2021)

Indicative timeline

Design development

Design considerationsThe location and design of the building are informed by:

• Surrounding streetscape and nearby architecture

• London Underground operational needs

• Location of tube tunnels

• Space planning for internal equipment

• Incorporation of access door, windows and ventilation louvres

• Need for parking for maintenance vehicles

• General maintenance needs

Green walls and active frontages (eg. retail shop) within the building design are not consistent with the

considerations above

Internal operational equipment

Door, window and ventilation locations

Future opportunities

Building design offers flexibility for future use of adjacent

land to the east.

Adjacent land is not part of the application to Camden

Council.

Future uses will be considered at a later date and we

welcome feedback.

Design concept

Euston Street Stephenson Way Cobourg Street

Context

Form

• A cube shape, 4 levels in height

• Geometries will be adapted to generatevariations in scale and detail across thefacade

Function

• A vital piece of infrastructure which enablesLondon Underground to function

• Operation requirements driven by LondonUnderground needs

Materiality

• Exploring glazed tiles, which have been used inLondon Underground station design. As a material itis robust, distinctive and low maintenance

• Material gives flexibility of form and perforationwhich can be exploited to integrate openings andcreate a dynamic facade arrangement and enableventilation

• Opportunities for lighting to add visual interest atnight

Design principles

South Kensington Tube Station Balham Bridge Music Hall in Alguena, Spain

Glazed tile examples

Texture examples

Budner Kunst Museum – Chur

(Switzerland)Parliament House - Malta

Daytime: Natural play of light from

angled surfaces, animation and

surface variation of material.

Night-time: Integrated lighting strategy -

diffused light.

Lighting examples

Developing the concept

Cladding concept

Design concept within streetscape

We would like to hear your views on these elements of the building design:

a) glazed tiles;

b) cladding concept;

c) colour;

d) lighting;

e) any other comments.

Please speak to one of our staff at this event and return the form provided.

If you wish to view this presentation visit www.HS2inCamden.co.uk. The information will be available for

comment at our Community drop-in centre at Melton Street until 6 June.

You can also comment by emailing HS2inCamden@hs2.org.uk no later than 6 June.

Community feedback