Civil Aviation Building

Characteristics Contrasting, Layered, Single

Shape Commanding, Distinctive, Tall

Construction Geometrical, Repetitive, Expressive

Surfaces Smooth, Vibrant, Concrete

Boldness Muscular, Contrasting, Dramatic

Designed George Marsh

RIBA PIX https://www.ribapix.com/Preliminary-design-for-Space-House-Kingsway-London-for-the-Civil-Aviation-Authority-perspective-view_RIBA35877

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Kemble_Street

Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1421847?section=official-list-entry

The Concrete Centre https://www.concretecentre.com/Concrete-Quarterly-magazine/Space-House,-London.aspx

Civil Aviation Building _ Space House

Designer: George Marsh (of Richard Seifert Architects)

Date: 1964-1968

One Kemble Street and Civil Aviation Authority House (CAA House), originally known jointly as Space House, is an architecturally notable building off Kingsway in the London Borough of Camden. It is a grade II listed building with Historic England. Like nearby Centre Point, it was built for the developer Harry Hyams as part of the 1960s commercial property boom and kept empty for several years after completion.

Civil Aviation Building

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