Haworth Tompkins, dRMM and Maccreanor Lavington among practices appointed to draw up plans for 1,300-home scheme

Three Stirling Prize winners are among a team of architects appointed to design the first phase of housing at the former Earls Court Exhibition Centre site.

Haworth Tompkins, dRMM and Maccreanor Lavington have all been named as winners of a competition held over the summer to create up to 1,300 鈥渋nnovative, engaging and sustainable鈥� homes.

The 40 acre West London site, which is split between the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea, has been largely vacant since the demolition of the exhibition centre in 2017.

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Aerial view of the former Earls Court Exhibition Centre site

It is being developed by the Earls Court Development Company, a joint venture between Delancey and Transport for London which acquired the site from previous owner CapCo in 2019 for 拢425m.

Sheppard Robson and Serie Architects have also been appointed and will work with dRMM on the Hammersmith & Fulham side of the site.

Haworth Tompkins and Maccreanor Lavington will work on the Kensington & Chelsea side and will design a 鈥渟ignificant cultural offer鈥� located at the heart of the site.

ACME has been appointed to design a 鈥渟ignature office building鈥� at the former centre鈥檚 main entrance on Warwick road, which the development company said will 鈥渞e-create a sense of arrival鈥� from Earl鈥檚 Court station.

Danish practice SLA has been appointed as the landscape architect across the whole development, which aims to create the first east-west route across the site in 150 years.

Early Court Development Company chief executive Rob Heasman said the teams will 鈥渂ring the detailed design, the texture and the colour to the first phase of the reimagined Earls Court鈥�.

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The exhibition centre, seen here in 2011, was demolished in 2017

He added: 鈥淎ccelerating the detailed design of this significant tranche of the masterplan will help bring forward a vast array of benefits including new homes, employment opportunities, cultural attractions and beautiful open spaces for all to enjoy.鈥�

The draft masterplan proposals will be unveiled to the public in the new year, with the submission of planning applications to both boroughs expected in the final quarter of 2023. Construction of the first phase is scheduled to start in 2025.

Pilbrow & Partners was given the go ahead for 51 homes on the site last year, the first scheme approved for the site.

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