Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has refurbished and extended the concrete Undercroft skatepark at the brutalist Southbank Centre in London, which is considered the home of British skateboarding.
The restoration has repaired and renovated the space under the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre, which is defined by the mushroom-shaped concrete columns that support the building above.
The space has been used by skateboarders since the 1970s.

According to the Southbank Centre, the Undercroft is the "world's longest continually used skate spot", and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios aimed to retain the original fabric and feel of the space.
"Southbank Centre and Long Live Southbank's joint brief required reinstatement of the original design features where possible," said project architect Chris Allen. "To retain the feel of the original space, careful attention to the 1960s design and materiality was required from architectural and skateboarding heritage points of view."
Photo is by Paul Carstairs
Within the space many of the original skateboard obstacles, including timber sleepers used as a ledge for skateboarders and a concrete jersey barrier, have been restored. Large amount of paving have also been replaced.
To retain the character of the skatepark the architecture studio referred to numerous archive drawings and photography of the space and made use of appropriate materials and techniques.
Photo is by Paul Carstairs
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