News
Welcome to the news pages for Estates & Facilities
Here you will find information on what's happening within Estates & Facilities, future projects and new initatives. Information will be updated so please check back regularly.
Strand Campus - essential weekend water treatment works
Water services will be interupted to some areas of the Strand Campus as a result of these essential works. The programme is as shown below:
Saturday 7th April
We will loose water services to the Strand building between the hours of 08.00 and 17.00. This will result in the toilets being locked down. The nearest alternative facilities will be the Kings building. Notices will be placed around the affected areas
Saturday 14th April
We will loose water services to the Macadam building between the hours of 08.00 and 17.00. This will result in the toilets being locked down. The nearest alternative facilities will be the Chesham building. Notices will be placed around the affected areas
We apologise for any inconvience caused. If you have any questions or require any further information please contact the estates helpdesk or by telephone on x3456.
Strand Campus - Parking facilities
Recent changes have been made to the arrangements for vehicle and bicycle parking please see: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/structure/admin/estates/staff/services/parking/
for more details.
Strand Campus - ATM
Following lengthy negotiations with NatWest a new ATM will be installed at the Strand Campus, located in a prime position in the reception area at the entrance to the Strand building.
The installation will commence on the 13th March and is due to be completed by Monday 16th April.
Both students and staff have been campaigning for the return of an ATM facility at the Strand Campus. The Estates and Facilities Department are therefore delighted to be able to announce this confirmation.
King's Food - card payments now accepted
King's Food are the College's in house caterers and operate cafes and restaurants at the Strand Campus, Maughan library and the refectory at the Weston Education Centre. They are now able to accept card payments in all their outlets. A minimum spend of £3.00 applies.
Project News
The King's College Project Team manages some of the most exciting and high profile projects on any UK University Estate. Below is an overview of some exciting current initiatives. For more projects information visit the projects pages
Somerset House East Wing, Strand
Somerset House East Wing
Her Majesty The Queen officially opened Somerset House East Wing on 29th February 2012, the new front door to King's College London. 180 years after King's was built on the Strand, the college has realised its long-held ambition to move into the East Wing. King's has breathed new life into the building which will be restored to its original status as a landmark London public building, refurbished to the highest standards with its architectural harmony enhanced and public access improved.
The official launch of Somerset House East Wing comes after 18 months of restoration, which began when King's secured a 78 year lease for the building in 2009. The interior has been stripped of alterations made over the years, new lifts have been installed and the basement floor lowered. Original features, such as cornices and fireplaces, have been refurbished. The interior decoration has been carefully conceived to complement the historic setting of the building. Designers have re-introduced colours in keeping with the Georgian style, whilst creating a fresh and modern interior suited to a working building for the 21st century.
Somerset House East Wing will play a key role in King's continued development as a world-class university, extending the Strand campus and providing high quality accommodation for the College's teaching and research. In its new home, the school of law now has premises fitting to its standing as one of Europe's premier law schools and reflecting its 180 year old tradition of excellence.
The School of Law will enjoy state of the art teaching facilities and learning spaces as well as a dedicated Moot Court. King's Law students have excelled at moot court competitions over the years; now this new facility will enable them to practise their courtroom performance skills in space specifically designed for this purpose.
The ground floor will be converted into space for cultral activities open to the public for the first time. The Inigo Rooms will provide a focal point and showcase for many of the cultural aspects of the College and will seek to create new forms of engagement with artists, writers,historians and others involved in the cultural community.
The King's Excutive Centre will be based on the first floor of Somerset House East Wing and offers a range of training suites, seminar meeting and breakout rooms, lounges and business centre, together with state-of-the-art audio- visual technology and quality catering. The facility is aimed at the executive education market and is also available for external hire meetings, video conferencing, launches and events.
For more about this project, follow this link: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/somersethouse/
The internal project manager is Oluchi Uduku, Senior Project Manager, Estates & Facilities.