Olympia London, London
Heatherwick Studio 

Olympia London, London

Heatherwick Studio 


The project will see the 130-year-old exhibition center, built as the National Agricultural Hall and set over a 14-and-a-half-acre site in Kensington, London, transformed into a world-leading arts, entertainment, exhibition, and experiential district whilst staying true to its original heritage as a ‘People’s Palace.’

One of key strategies is to improve connectivity within the site by using the public realm as the thread which ties together a variety of old and new buildings on the site, creating a unified campus. The public experience will be enhanced by dedicating at least 2.5 acres to new green public space including a number of pedestrianized squares. A sky garden will add more urban green space for visitors and the local community to enjoy. There will also be enhanced retail experiences whilst retaining the integrity of the original features of this iconic building by increasing the visibility of the original historic features. New amenities will include a new hotel, 1,500-seat theater, 1,000-seat performing arts space, a four-screen arthouse cinema as well as museums, 62,000 square meters of creative office space including co-working spaces, and innovative new restaurants.


Obra Work

Olympia London

Cliente Client

Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International  

Arquitectos Architects

Heatherwick Studio; Thomas Heatherwick (dirección de diseño design director); Eliot Postma (dirección de grupo group leader); Paul Westwood (dirección de proyecto project leader); Calum Campbell, Teodor Cozma, German de la Torre, Andre Ford, Kong Hoang, Michael Kloihofer, Stuart Macalister, Consuelo Manna, Andy McConachie, Francis McCloskey, Irene Mennini, Pippa Murphy, Carlos Parraga-Botero, Silena Patsalidou, Olivia Reid, Luis Sacristan, Skye Sun, Luke Squires (equipo team)

Colaboradores Collaborators

SPPARC (arquitecto colaborador y consultor collaborating architect and lead consultant); Montague Evans (consultor de patrimonio heritage consultant); LDA (diseño de paisaje landscape designer); Laing O’Rourke (contratista principal main contractor); Desco (ingeniería mecánica y eléctrica mechanical & electrical engineers); Robert Bird Group (ingeniería civil y estructural civil & structural engineers); Desco (consultor de instalaciones MEP consultant)