Public consultation on One Embankment Place makeover starts today
Hopkins Architects has been appointed to revamp a building above Charing Cross station in the middle of London designed by the late Sir Terry Farrell.
A public consultation on the plan at One Embankment Place by developer Bridgemont starts today and will run until 1 December.
The late architect completed the scheme in 1991 with the building currently being used by accountant PwC as its UK headquarters.
The developer said it is taking a retrofit first approach “to appeal to leading businesses” as well as improve its access to nearby streets.
Others working on the plans include planning consultant DP9, heritage consultant The Townscape Consultancy and community engagement firm Kanda.
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Bridgemont principal Mark Wenlock said: “This is an exciting opportunity to enhance a truly unique site in central London. We’re focused on delivering improvements that respond to the needs of the public and occupiers alike, while celebrating the building’s legacy and its role as a key gateway to the West End.”
Bridgemont said it has also been speaking to Farrell’s son Max, a former partner at the practice set up by his father, about the plans. Terry Farrell died in September, aged 87.
PwC, which also has a major office at the More London scheme near London Bridge, carried out two years of refurbishment work at One Embankment Place more than a decade ago. Architect on that scheme was TP Bennett with Overbury carrying out the fit out work.
Sketches by Hopkins
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