Stratford Box Pumping Station

Lyall Bills & Young Architects, London, 2011

 

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Ground-water pumping station for Thames Water built within the context of the 2012 Olympic Park

The pumping station, which forms part of a new water-main scheme that will provide an additional raw water source for London during drought conditions, was built to relieve groundwater build-up caused by changes in the water table, avoiding flooding of below-grade Eurostar and HS1 lines nearby.

Located alongside a train track within a nature conservation site the station pumps excess water to the Lea Valley Reservoir, working in conjunction with a nearby balancing pond.

The station is contained within a series of brick boxes that incorporate two types of bird box, with alternate entrance hole shapes and sizes favoured by different species, built into the brickwork.

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  • Begun: Sep 2010
  • Completed: Sep 2011
  • Floor area: 330m2
  • Sector: Industrial
  • Total cost: £500,000
  • Procurement: Thames Water Contract
  • Address: London, United Kingdom

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