The first phase will open up the site for the first time in 150 years, celebrating its history and future as a showcase for global innovation, culture and ingenuity. A new east-west route through the site will establish the network of Exhibition Gardens, including the 4.5 acre Table Park. The first phase will support the creation of a multi-generational neighbourhood with homes, culture, leisure, community facilities and places for all to spend time.
Following the launch of the masterplan to the public in February 2023, the architecture and design team comprising Maccreanor Lavington, Shepherd Robson, Serie, DRMM, ACME and Haworth Tompkins alongside Hawkins Brown and Studio Egret West as masterplanners and SLA as landscape architects have worked to carefully and sensitively respond to feedback as the detailed design emerged.
We have an outstanding opportunity to be different at Earls Court, to curate a neighbourhood which works for existing and future communities and leaves a legacy of which we can all be proud. Working collaboratively with our stakeholders and team of fantastic designers, we are focused on an inclusive approach which will create a better piece of city, delivering the heritage of the future through exemplary design and sustainability.”Sharon Giffen Head of Design at ECDC
The team has developed a set of design principles to guide the evolution of the masterplan. Enshrining design excellence at every stage, with sustainability running through the core, the principles have evolved through collaborative engagement with stakeholders and local communities and are based on: