The Wilds Ecology Centre

by Jestico + Whiles 

Client Barking Riverside Ltd.  

Award RIBA London Award 2023

  

The Wilds Ecology Centre is a multi-purpose community, ecology and events space within the Barking Riverside masterplan on the banks of the Thames in East London. Set within a new 29-hectare ecology park, it also accommodates an innovative underground waste system – the largest Envac station in the UK. 

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Structural Engineer IESIS Structures

Landscape Architect LDA Design 

Fire Engineering Consultant Trenton Fire 

Planning Consultant Barton Willmore 

Acoustic Engineer Temple Group 

Specialist Advisor Envac UK 

Access Consultant Jane Simpson Access Ltd 

Environmental / M&E Engineer XCO2 

Contractor's Engineer Curtins

Internal area 1392 m2 (gross)