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London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) New Teaching and Theatre Building

Hammersmith, London

VolkerFitzpatrick transforms LAMDA’s west London campus into a world-class centre for drama training and performance

Design and build contract for a new dramatic arts facility
Includes teaching studios, media recording suite, library, study centre, 230-seat Simon Sainsbury Theatre and 120-seat Carne Studio
Site preparation included extensive ground remediation and demolition of existing buildings
Four-storey theatre has a steel frame with slim deck flooring
Three-storey building has a reinforced concrete frame with pre-cast concrete floors
Substructure has 25m deep CFA piles and ground floor slab
Envelope combines traditional brickwork to the lower levels and rain screen cladding to the upper levels
Acoustic bearing pads help protect against structural-borne noise and vibration
Detailed logistics strategy agreed with Transport for London, London Underground and LB of Hammersmith and Fulham for crane oversailing, scaffolding, party wall agreements and traffic management plans

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