Coin Street Community Builders

Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) is a development trust and social
enterprise which seeks to make the South Bank (London, England) a better place in which to live, to
work and to visit. All of its members are local residents. Since 1984 CSCB has
transformed a largely derelict site into a thriving mixed use neighbourhood. It has
overseen the completion of the South Bank riverside walkway; the creation of
Bernie Spain Gardens and Gabriel’s Wharf; the refurbishment of Oxo Tower Wharf
for mixed uses; and the building of 220 new homes for people in housing need.
CSCB provides a diverse range of arts activities and events in Bargehouse,
the.gallery@oxo, and through the annual Coin Street Festival. From its new Coin
Street neighbourhood centre on Stamford Street, CSCB provides an integrated
range of programmes for families, senior citizens, young people, and children –
including a 64-place nursery and out-of-school activities. The centre also provides
meeting and conference venues, access to training and employment opportunities
and business and social enterprise support. In June 2008 the Royal Institute of
British Architects [RIBA] named CSCB “Client of the Year” for transforming the
South Bank by building a genuine community in London's cultural quarter.
=== Coin Street neighbourhood centre ===
The neighbourhood centre which opened in October 2007, incorporates a number of sustainability aspects that include a BMS (building management system) that turns on the fluorescent lighting
only when required, solar hot water for WCs and showers, rain water collection for
WC flushing, carefully balanced glazing areas on each elevation for optimum shading
and light admittance, mechanical ventilation in acoustically sensitive rooms that
overrides the natural ventilation system only when required, super-insulated façade
panels, roof and floors, exposed thermal mass GGBS (sustainable aggregate)
concrete ceilings, and the extensive use of untreated FSC (forestry stewardship
council) certified timber.
=== Related topics ===
*London Borough of Lambeth
=== External links ===
* Coin Street Community Builders
References
*Coin Street Community Builders press release, 20 August 2008
*Coin Street Community Builders press release, 26 October 2007
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