Lofty designs for Olympic pumping station - PHOTOS

It might be the least glamorous structure at London’s Olympics, but officials are determined to make the park’s pumping station “design excellent”.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has released images of the pumping station that will collect, convey and discharge foul waste from the site once operational in 2009.

Designed by John Lyall Architects and being built by Barhale Construction, the pumping station will be a circular structure to reflect the engineering used in the sewer shafts under the ground.

Images depicting the history of London’s sewer network will encase its sides, while a green roof is also planned.

ODA infrascture and utilities director Simon Wright said: “Design excellence runs through the heart of the project, and the early designs in place for the pumping station show that we can use innovative architecture in functional buildings in the Olympic Park, not just the world-class sporting venues we are building.

“With work on the foundations of the pumping station well underway and tunnelling work now starting on the sewer networks, we are firmly on track to deliver a backbone of new utilities infrastructure for Olympic Park.”