House of Vans London temporarily shuts down for revamp

London - Skate and streetwear brand Vans has shut the doors of its event space 'House of Vans London' under Waterloo station for the next month in order to renovate the area, focusing on the street area of its skatepark.

House of Vans London has acted as a creative space for the brands as well as a central hub for London's growing skate scene since its opening in August 2014. Since its opening House of Vans London has hosted 205 skate school sessions and over 500 free skate sessions in addition to numerous monthly events. Vans has yet to announce what the revamped street area of the skatepark will look like, but the space will feature a new set of obstacles for skaters, which have been selected with the advice of the park's regular users in mind.

"After two and a half years of the current skatepark setup it’s time for a fresh approach, we operate in such a challenging space it’s hard to please everyone’s tastes, taking into consideration the feedback from our regular users, beginners to professionals, we are confident the new plan conjured up by ourselves at HoV, and the good guys over at Gravity Skateparks will be a much better use of the street area," commented Robert Smith, House of Vans London Venue Manager and professional skateboarder.

House of Vans London, which also houses a gallery, cinema, studios, musical space and a diner - all open to the public - is set to reopen its doors in May with a new events calender.

Photos: Courtesy of Vans