Bounce Battersea opened August 2023 with industrial yet playful design befitting its iconic, brutalist new home in South London. Sports hall brutalist architecture combines with the burgeoning sporting prowess of ping pong to inspire the latest Bounce venue at Battersea Power Station, designed by London-based designers, Shed.
Project name
Bounce Battersea
Location
Battersea Power Station, London, UK
Photography
Kris Humphreys Photography
Collaborators
Black Rabbit Branding
Structural engineer
Meinhardt
Environmental & MEP
Chapman, DDA
Construction
3 interior Contracts (3i)
Tools used
Vectorworks, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects
Material
Concrete tiles, oak timber panelling, timber fretwork, smile plastics, domus tiles
Client
State of Play Hospitality
Typology
Sports Architecture
What was the brief?
To transform a 95 sq m derelict shop on a tiny site in a Conservation Area into a spacious four bedroom family house!
What were the key challenges?
The main challenge was to find sufficient additional floor area on a tiny plot under the strict local planning controls.
Architecture firm
COX Architects
Location
Wandsworth, London, Uk
Photography
Matt Clayton Photography
Principal architect
Steve Cox/COX Architects
Design team
COX Architects
Collaborators
William Chappell Structural Engineer
Structural engineer
William Chappell
Supervision
Cox Architects
Construction
Steel, Timber Frame
Material
Whitewashed Brick, Timber & Aluminium Framed Windows, Ppc Cappings
Typology
Residential › House, Remodel
