"The centrepiece is The Park, a free-to-use skatepark in what was once the men's swimming pool. Throughout the year, it'll host skate jams, girl-only sessions and special event programming. Then, hidden beneath the Park, is the Cage, an underground three-a-side football pitch. You just press a big red button and the central section of the skatepark is mechanically raised on six steel columns to reveal the pitch."
"The studios are freestanding pods made from timber wrapped in crumpled reflective fabric, described as 'lunar landers'. If that sounds up your street, applications for the next intake will open in spring 2026."
"'We had an idea of creating a large space for the community that would be about skateboarding and sport, and a space you could generally hang out in. 'When we spoke about the project, we knew Nike was the only brand in the world that could make something like this happen. We wan"
33 Manor Place in Elephant and Castle opened as public baths in 1898 and later served as a boxing venue and a meditation centre before falling into disuse. Palace and Nike have transformed the building into a multi-use indoor hub serving skateboarders, football players and creatives. The Park occupies the former men's pool as a free-to-use skatepark hosting jams, girl-only sessions and events. Beneath The Park, the Cage contains an underground three-a-side football pitch revealed by mechanically raising the central skate section. The Front Room will host exhibitions and talks. The Residency offers nine-month studio pods for six emerging creatives; applications open spring 2026.
Read at Time Out London
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