Bush House Student's Union

Highlights
• 3,300 m² net internal floor area
• 3 floors with separate identities
• 4 education departments in one wing
• Grade II listed building was HQ of BBC World Services
• 1929 - most expensive building in the world

Client: King’s College London
Sector: Education/Fit-out
Status: Complete
Responsibilities: RIBA Stages 4 to 7.

The scheme, working alongside King’s College London, aimed to comprehensively refurbish and redevelop the South East Wing of Bush House to provide a new central London Students’ Union over three floors of this prominent building. Accommodation comprises retail, activity spaces, a café, informal learning and social environments. Media spaces have dual functionality as learning and teaching spaces, with complex IT and AV configurations.

Extensive consultation with end-user groups resulted in a highly informed and detailed brief, allowing for efficient and focused development of the design which was married to a sustainable build which was reviewed against the WELL standard. All materials and finishes were chosen to minimise their embodied carbon and their impact on internal pollution.