Here East
| Here East | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Here East complex in 2016 | |
  Location within London Borough of Newham | |
| Former names | London Olympics Media Centre (2011–2014) |
| General information | |
| Type | Television broadcast facilities,International Broadcast Centre(formerly) |
| Address | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E15 2GW |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°32′50″N0°01′20″W/ 51.54722°N 0.02222°W |
| Cost | £355m ($473m)[1] |
| Renovation cost | £90m ($120m)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)[2] |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Here Eastis a media complex located in theOlympic Parkin EastLondon,built specially for the2012 London Olympics.It is located at the site of the formerHackney Wick Stadiumclose to theRiverbank ArenainHackney Wick.[3]
During the Olympics and Paralympics, the complex was named theLondon Olympics Media Centre.It was later refurbished and renamed to Here East.[4]
History[edit]
London Olympics Media Centre[edit]
At the time of the Olympic bid it was intended that the complex would be privately financed on the basis that the building would have residual value from alternative uses after the games.[1]As of December 2009, theOlympic Delivery Authorityhad allocated £702 million of Programme and Funders’ contingency, largely to cover the decisions to publicly fund the Village and Media Centre after it became clear private funding could not be secured on acceptable terms during the 2008 to 2010 economic crisis.[5]
The complex was a 24-hour media hub that catered for over 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and print journalists facilitating broadcasts to 4 billion people worldwide.[6]It contained anInternational Broadcast Centre(IBC) and a Main Press Centre (MPC).[6]
The design of the complex, which was 275 metres (902 ft) long, was byAllies and Morrison.[6]It had a catering village and amulti-storey car parkto link the two main venues (the IBC and the MPC) together.[6]The construction cost was £355 million[1]and the main contractor wasCarillion.[7]It was completed in July 2011.[8]
Legacy[edit]
Following the games, the property firmDelanceyformed a joint venture with Infinity SDC to convert the Olympic broadcast and press centre into a tech hub for corporations. The joint venture was callediCity,[9]withLaing O'Rourkebeing appointed to carry out the £150 million redevelopment of the Broadcasting Centre.[10]ConsultantsBuro Happoldprovided the engineering design, working in collaboration with architectsHawkins\Brown.[2]
The complex was designed to create some 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2) of business space as part of the legacy of the games.[11]BT Sportbroadcast from the centre from its inception in August 2013,[12]to its rebranding in July 2023 and had three studios there.[13]
In February 2014 the site was renamed Here East.[14]It went on to accommodate campuses forStaffordshire University,Loughborough UniversityandUniversity College Londonas well as Plexal, a co-working location for start-up businesses.[15]
Current tenants[edit]
Current tenants include:[16]
- Barratt London
- Loughborough University
- Scope
- Sports Interactive
- Staffordshire University
- Studio Wayne McGregor
- Teesside University
- UCL
- V&A East
References[edit]
- ^abcGibson, Owen (21 January 2009)."Government forced to bail out major Olympic projects".The Guardian.London:Guardian News and Media.Retrieved15 April2012.
- ^abc"Here East".Hawkins\Brown.Retrieved13 September2020.
- ^"Olympic Park runners savour their day".Headway. 4 April 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 3 May 2012.Retrieved7 May2012.
- ^"Here East".Buro Happold.Retrieved13 September2020.
- ^"Preparations for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report February 2010".Nao.org.uk. 26 February 2010.Retrieved15 April2012.
- ^abcd"London 2012 Media Centre London: IBC/MPC Building".e-architect. 15 July 2011.Retrieved15 April2012.
- ^"Women make their mark on the 2012 Olympic site".BBC. 7 November 2010.Retrieved15 April2012.
- ^"IBC / MPC".London 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2012.Retrieved15 April2012.
- ^"A new digital quarter for London".iCITY London. Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2012.Retrieved26 March2013.
- ^"O'Rouke to win £150m Olympic media centre".Retrieved10 April2014.
- ^"London 2012 media centre to leave green business and employment space in legacy".London 2012. 13 March 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2012.Retrieved15 April2012.
- ^"BT Sport to make iCity and the Olympic Broadcast Centre its production home"(Press release). BT Group. 29 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 4 October 2013.Retrieved19 February2013.
- ^"Studio 3".Timeline Television Ltd.Retrieved19 June2019.
- ^"iCITY approved and new name revealed".Hackney Council. 26 February 2014.Retrieved15 October2019.
- ^"Inside the world of Here East where businesses can grow and prosper".Newham Recorder. 28 August 2019.Retrieved15 October2019.
- ^"Who's Here".Here East.Retrieved2 April2024.
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