Peckham Library
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Peckham Hill Street 122
London
SE15 5JR
United Kingdom
coordinates:
51.4742813 -0.0693566
Building names(s): Peckham Library
Architect/Designer:
SMC Alsop
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As a key landmark transforming the identity of the centre of Peckham, the Peckham library is stands as a visable icon from a distance and as a bold reinvention of what is expected of a public library building (what Alsop Architects term ‘architectural generosity’). The library is one element of the new public community facilities on the new Peckham Square. The five-storey building comprises a branch library space on the upper two floors, a ‘One Stop Shop’ Southwark Council advice unit on the ground floor, separately accessible from the Square, and the council’s Education and Training Advice Centre for Adults on the first floor. All three elements operate different opening hours and staff.Last update: 3 June, 2009 | Suggested By LT
Will Alsop has announced he is revoking control of Alsop Architects and will now take up only a consulting role at Archial, the organisation which wholly owns his design practice. The 61 year old is reportedly going to concentrate on his painting which he believes will ‘make (him) happier’.
Known for his rather bohemian lifestyle, Alsop is an outspoken member of the architecture world having recently generated wide protest over the intrusion of Prince Charles in planning matters, boycotting the Prince’s speech at the RIBA. On the matter of his departure from Alsop Architects, he told UK publication Building Design, “Whatever age you are, you shouldn’t be afraid to make changes to your life.”