Part workspace, part public leisure centre, the Dock Shed with its distinctive saw-tooth steel roof is one of the first buildings to complete as part of the Canada Water masterplan. Its massing responds to a complex site condition: stepped down to the rear where it meets existing residential buildings, at the front, bright and warehouse-like workspace opens onto wide planted balconies overlooking the revitalised Canada Dock. Inside, finishes are simple and services exposed. The huge steel beams that provide the necessary spans above a pool and sports hall, part of a Southwark Council leisure centre, are revealed and celebrated in the building’s reception area.

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Looking South-West, Dock Shed enjoys a prominent waterside location

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Context

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Generous terraces extend the workspace floorplates towards the dock

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Pratt trusses are a feature of the reception area

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The twisted metal balustrade provides intrinsic shading allowing full height glazing to the workspaces

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The new public swimming baths

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A section through the building

City
London SE16
Uses
Mixed, Retail, Workplace
Client
British Land
Status
Current
Size
32,700 sqm
Environmental credentials
BREEAM Outstanding, NABERS 4.5* (workspace)
Collaborators
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Leisure Centre Architecture: Roberts Limbrick

Lobby interior design: Conran and Partners

Access: David Bonnett Associates

Acoustics: Sandy Brown

MEP, Sustainability, Energy, Fire: AECOM

Facade: FMDC

Cost: AECOM

Security: QCIC

Structures: Waterman Group

Transport: Arup