Stratford Box Pumping Station
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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.
Data
- Begun: Sep 2010
- Completed: Sep 2011
- Floor area: 330m2
- Sector: Industrial
- Total cost: £500,000
- Procurement: Thames Water Contract
- Address: London, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Lyall Bills & Young Architects
- Client: Thames Water
- Structural engineer: Frankham Partnership
- M&E engineer: Frankham Partnership
- Project manager: Thames Water
- Main contractor: Morrison Construction