Landmark building for Wembley college campus

Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a landmark £92 million campus building for the College of North West London, part of the United Colleges Group, at Wembley Park.

Secured via the Southern Construction Framework, the project directly supports United Colleges Group’s Estate Strategy and Brent Council’s ambition to establish an educational quarter within Wembley, contributing to the wider, long-term regeneration of the area.

The new eight-storey building will provide 14,200m² of internal area, designed around three stacked horizontal volumes. Specialist vocational workshops occupy the lower floors, a central student hub opens onto a landscaped deck with views over Wembley Way, and teaching spaces sit above. A central atrium threads through the full height of the building, connecting every floor and filling the interior with light and openness.

The campus will house a wide range of specialist facilities, from bricklaying and joinery workshops to hairdressing salons and science laboratories, alongside generic teaching spaces, a dedicated Learning Support department, and social areas.

Simon Ramage, Managing Director, London & East, at Willmott Dixon, said: “Winning the contract to deliver this landmark project for the College of North West London is a real privilege.

“This is about more than a building – it’s a place of opportunity for generations of students to come, equipping them with the skills that matter.”

Stephen Davis, CEO & Group Principal of United Colleges Group, added: “This new campus on Olympic Way will place students at the heart of one of London’s most iconic locations, providing modern facilities to support future skills in areas including construction, digital and green technologies, as well as a hospitality academy, in line with local and national priorities.”

The project, which is targeting a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, will complete in Spring 2029.