Low Hall Lido, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Having initially declined to bid due to the Byzantine registration requirements, we joined forces with Tate and Partners Architects (who did the registration) and won the bid to design a new Lido and sports complex on a large open site in the Lea Valley. The ambitious brief called for an Olympic size open air all-year heated pool with ancillary accommodation and a large array of sports fields nearby.  

As often with Local Authority projects, there was difficulty reconciling the political ambitions for the residents of Waltham Forest and the construction and operation costs of a state of the art Lido complex, and the project was sadly abandoned after the first stage of design work had been completed.