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Silver Building in the Royal Docks
Renewal Development + Buildings, England, UK – design by SODA
30 Aug 2017
Silver Building
Architects: SODA
Location: Royal Docks, London, England
Silver Building – Brutalist block repurposed for 21st century Royal Docks workspaces

SODA and Nick Hartwright have revealed plans for the transformation of a brutalist former beer factory in the Royal Docks into London?s newest creative workspace hub, the Silver Building, due to open in late 2017. Working with the Mayor of London?s office, the project has received financial support from the Regeneration Fund and will become a significant development for the West Silvertown area, providing much-needed spaces for creative enterprises and SMEs, as well as local community businesses. Over the next 15 years, the Royal Docks will undergo significant regeneration and the Silver Building will lead the vanguard for development, utilising London?s existing built fabric.
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The 50,000 square-foot building, located directly alongside the DLR railway, has been left derelict for over 20 years. The remains of the building?s industrial heritage form the inspiration and backdrop for the new project, which celebrates its raw aesthetic and reveals key moments in its history.

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The architects are proposing multiple interventions to the existing concrete structure to brin...