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Central London YMCA JLP01_10_03687
Central London YMCA, Great Russell Street, Camden, Greater London. An elevated view of the Central London YMCA from the north-west, with scaffolding and hoardings around the lower storey of the west facade of the podium.
It was announced in February 1971 that Laing had started work on a new building at Central London YMCA, to replace an existing building which had opened in the 1910s. The project comprised four residential towers between 6 and 12 storeys high, above a podium. The towers would accommodate 1, 200 residents in over 700 single and double bedrooms; staff would be accommodated in penthouse suits on the top of the three lower towers. The towers were built on a two-storey podium containing restaurants, offices, a public library, and shops. Beneath the buildings were basements 16 metres below street level, for car parks, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a sports hall, and a conference centre. The basements and podium, which were built using reinforced concrete and structural steel, comprised Phase I of the project. The towers were built in Phase II. They were clad in 2, 000 precast concrete panels and used deeply moulded white concrete window panels, both manufactured by John Laing Concrete in Princes Risborough. The building was completed in 1977, though it was partially occupied by October 1976
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This print showcases the Central London YMCA, located on Great Russell Street in Camden, Greater London. Taken from a north-west perspective, the image captures an elevated view of the building with scaffolding and hoardings surrounding its lower storey on the west facade of the podium. In February 1971, it was announced that construction had commenced on this new building by Laing to replace an older structure that had been operational since the 1910s. The ambitious project consisted of four residential towers ranging from 6 to 12 storeys high, situated above a podium. These towers were designed to accommodate over 1,200 residents in more than 700 single and double bedrooms. Additionally, penthouse suites atop three of the lower towers provided accommodation for staff members. The two-storey podium housed various amenities such as restaurants, offices, a public library, and shops. Below ground level lay basements reaching an impressive depth of 16 meters which served as car parks, a swimming pool, gymnasiums, sports halls and even a conference center. Phase I involved constructing these basements and podium using reinforced concrete and structural steel while Phase II focused on erecting the striking towers themselves. Clad in approximately 2,000 precast concrete panels manufactured by John Laing Concrete in Princes Risborough; these towers also featured beautifully crafted white concrete window panels. By October 1976 (partial occupancy) or fully completed by 1977 (unclear), this architectural marvel stood tall as both a symbol of progress and community support within central London's bustling landscape.
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