Vinci begins work on Michael Aukett Architects-designed mixed use leisure, retail and residential project in south London

Streatham hub is being built by contractor Vinci and designed by Michael Aukett Architects

Construction of the 拢130m Streatham Hub by Vinci has begun. The scheme, designed by Michael Aukett Architects, will see a leisure centre with a 25m pool, full-size ice rink with 1,000 seats, and a fitness suite, built on the site of an old bus station and ice rink. The hub will also include a 63,000ft2 Tesco Extra store, 205 apartments and a bus station.

Lib Peck, Lambeth Council cabinet member for regeneration, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 fantastic to see the work moving forward, and it signals the beginning of a tremendously exciting time for Streatham.

鈥淭he fact that a regeneration project of this size is being accomplished despite the current national economic conditions, while at the same time providing hundreds of new jobs, is a huge achievement.鈥

The development is due for completion in 2013.