Kaleidoscope Children and Young People's Centre
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A pioneering primary care centre, providing integrated specialist services for the children of Lewisham
Kaleidoscope is a primary and social care centre that combines a variety of health, social and educational services for children and young people into a one-stop care provision.
This holistic solution for Lewisham allows children and their carers to access a range of services under one roof, which were previously in various locations across the borough.
The building is C-shaped in plan, with all internal circulation looking out over the central garden space. The practice won the commission in a high profile CABE competition in April 2003. Assessed as BREEAM Very Good.
Data
- Begun: Aug 2005
- Completed: Aug 2006
- Floor area: 4,300m2
- Sectors: Healthcare, Education
- Total cost: £8.5M
- Procurement: Traditional Competitive, PC Works
- Address: 2 Rushey Green , Catford, Lewisham, London, SE6 4JF, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: van Heyningen and Haward Architects
- Project architect: James Gallie
- Client: Building Better Health / Lambeth Southwark & Lewisham PCT
- Charity Fund Raiser: Children F1rst Lewisham
- Project manager: Cyril Sweett
- Project manager: CPC
- Cost consultant: Davis Langdon
- Services engineer: Max Fordham LLP
- Landscape architect: Edward Hutchinson
- Acoustic consultant: Arup Acoustics
- Main contractor: Verry Construction Ltd
- Office Planning Consultant: Alexi Marmot Associates
- Access consultant: Ann Sawyer Architect and Access Consultant
- Planning supervisor: PFB Construction Management Services
- Clerk of Works: Gage-Tupper
- Art Consultant: Pip Al-Khafali
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