Architecture practice Ellis Miller has secured planning permission for a media and investment centre in Hackney.

Hackney House will be used during the Olympic games as a media centre for non-sports journalists, as well as showcasing business opportunities in the borough.

Chris Patience, partner at Ellis Miller said: “It’s been a huge privilege working with the Hackney House partners to design one of the most exciting non-Olympic venues in London this summer.”

The building will be completed by May 2012 and will be used during the BBC Radio 1 Hackney Big Weekend and the Digital Shoreditch Festival. It will remain open until the end of September.