Scheme to refurbish and extend one of the most prominent buildings in the West End
KPF’s plans to redevelop one of the most prominent sites on London’s Oxford Street have been approved by Westminster council.
Designed for Berkeley Estate Asset Management, the proposals for 33 Cavendish Square will transform the former flagship store of British Home Stores and the previous home of the London College of Fashion into a mixed-use scheme.
Councillors voted unanimously to back the scheme at a meeting of the council’s Strategic Planning Committee yesterday evening.
Located next to Oxford Circus, the existing building dates to the 1960s is one of the tallest in the West End with its 21-storey modernist tower situated behind a six-storey block running along the main shopping street.
KPF’s plans will retain over half of the building, including the basement and its tower, while creating a new seven-storey mixed-use block on Oxford Street containing cultural spaces.
The ground floor will offer food and beverage space, while the upper floors will be reserved for 75,000sq m of grade A office space. The scheme will also include a 3,500sq m cultural and creative space with a new auditorium and event space.
KPF principal John Bushell said: ”This development will be a distinctive expression of everything that makes the West End exceptional.”
He added: “This is a thoroughly modern building, designed to resonate with the best of the large buildings along Oxford Street, responding to their composition, scale and materiality.”
The project team so far includes planning consultant Newmark and engagement consultant Kanda.
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