Facade design review services for the conversion of the former Royal London Hospital buildings into the new headquarters of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

2025 RIBA Award — London Building of the Year
2025 RIBA Award — London Regional Winner
2025 Schuco Excellence Award — Health, Culture and Leisure
2025 Building London Planning Award — Best Borough Led Project, Highly Commended
2024 RICS London Award — Refurbishment and Revitalisation
2024 AIA UK Excellence in Design Award — Professional Large Project
2024 AIA UK Excellence in Design Award — Sustainability
2024 Pineapple Award — Creative Retrofit
2024 Civic Trust Award — Special Award for Reuse and Adaptation
2024 AJ Retrofit and Reuse Award — Shortlisted
2024 Civic Trust Award
2023 IStructE Award — Shortlisted
2023 AJ Architecture Award — Shortlisted
2023 New London Architecture Award — Shortlisted
2023 Brick Award — Shortlisted
2023 Building Award — Shortlisted
2023 Concrete Society Award — Shortlisted
2023 WAF Award — Highly Commended
2023 Government Property Award

The former Royal London Hospital buildings have been converted and extended to form a new Civic Centre, which now forms the headquarters of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Eckersley O’Callaghan provided facade design review and performance specification services for the project.

The Georgian facade of the existing Grade II listed building has been restored, and incorporates a new full-height glazed shopfront, with an integrated sliding door.

The new six-storey extension building consolidates several council offices into one location, providing a contemporary working environment for 2470 staff. It has been constructed in solid stud walling, with brick slip rain screens, hand-laid brick piers, precast lintels and punched windows. Between the two buildings, a linking structure comprises of a full-height, stick-system curtain wall. A continuous skylight connects the three structures.

Location
London, UK

Client
London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Architect
AHMM