King’s College London was founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington, who fought a duel in defence of his role in the establishment of the College. In 1836 King’s became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London.

• King’s College School of Medicine & Dentistry 1983

• Chelsea and Queen Elizabeth Colleges 1985

• Institute of Psychiatry 1997

• United Medical & Dental Schools of Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals 1998

• Sir Charles Lyell, founded modern geology

• Sir Charles Wheatstone, developed electric telegraph

• James Clerk Maxwell, Einstein’s predecessor in electromagnetism

• Florence Nightingale, pioneered nursing training

• Lord Lister, ‘father of modern medicine’

Strand Campus

Waterloo Campus

St Thomas’ Campus

Guy’s Campus

Denmark Hill

Campus, in

South London

including

• Professor Edward Appleton (exploration of the ionosphere)

• Professor Charles Barkla (X-rays)

• Professor Sir James Black (beta blockers and anti-ulcer drugs)

• Professor Maurice Wilkins (DNA)

one of world’s top

students• More than 24,500 students from

140 countries

• More than 10,000 postgraduates

• Nearly 14,500 undergraduates

• More than 6,000 staff

million• Annual income £524 million,

including

• Research income £147 million

• Endowment and investment income £5.5 million

redevelopment billion

A £1 billion redevelopment

programme is transforming

King’s estate. Since 1999 over

half the College’s activities have

been relocated in new and

refurbished buildings.

Somerset House – East Wing

Site Context

Site Context

Masterplan Vision

SHEW

…no pressure then…

The Brief

• an improved estate with new accommodation for the College’s prestigious Law School;

• the provision of high quality professional training space within the College for postgraduate students, executive training and CPD courses;

• room for growth and expansion;

• development of cultural and creative industries;

• improved public access and widening participation initiatives.

Consultation

Consultation

Implementation

• HEFCE bid: SHEW & Quad £7.5m

• Fundraising target: £20m

• SHEW can only provide 60% of previous space

• Listed Building restrictions: no new partitions. Sharing is the only option.

• Change Management!

• (And allocating more space in the lower floors to student use…)

Planning Principles

• Everyone treated the same(no exceptions based on rank or length of tenure)

• No perceived grades of spatial quality (e.g. window work places and internal workplaces)

• Demonstrate an improvement in accommodation(e.g. staff do not expect to lose both privacy and

space)

• Maximum collocation of School of Law functionsgood for community and communication

• Encourage more staff to work from and in the School of Law for more of the time

Acceptance.

Implementation

Results.

One year on…

• Dickson Poon Gift - £20m– Additional high calibre staff

– Additional offices needed (in SHEW!)

• Executive Education– Still ramping up

– Impact from Dickson Poon gift…

• Creative Industries– Dreamthinkspeak et al (Inigo Rooms)

• Widening Participation– Additional project: Learning Centre

• Yeoh Gift– More changes to come

Meanwhile back at the Quad…

• Briefing

– Nomad Consultation

• International Architectural Competition

– Hall McKnight

• Estates Strategy Update

– “Investing in Strength” – 2,500 students more

• Strand Masterplan

– Major Development (inc. decant)

– Old Laws, Quad, NE Corner, Strand Façade, Surrey Street

Creative Consultation - Nomad

Learning Commons

Hall McKnight Scheme

Estates Strategy Update

Estates Strategy Update

Strand Masterplan

02East Refurbishment

GIA Uplift = 0 m²

NIA Uplift = 1000 m²

Efficiency = 62%

03East Surrey St

Extension

GIA Uplift = 5,000 m²

NIA Uplift = 6,500 m²

Efficiency = 64%

04East Surrey St

Linked Extension

GIA Uplift = 6,500 m²

NIA Uplift = 9,000 m²

Efficiency = 66%

05East Kings Extension

GIA Uplift = 9,500 m²

NIA Uplift = 12,000 m²

Efficiency = 68%

06East Full

Redevelopment

GIA Uplift = 14,000 m²

NIA Uplift = 17,000 m²

Efficiency = 70%

Lessons learnt

• Do your briefing – thoroughly

• Do your analysis – in detail

• Know your priorities – all of them

• Go out of your way to find your client –

and spend time with them

• Small things can help – a lot (DECT)

• Don’t be blinkered – context counts

• Don’t think in the moment – the only

constant is change