New London Architecture

AKT II

AKT II

AKT II is a progressive, design-led Structural and Civil Engineering firm which offers engineering expertise on a global scale. With current and completed projects in 44 countries worldwide, the practice operates from its headquarters in central London.
AKT II believes that design is by its very nature curious, iterative and subject to refinement and improvement if it is to be successful. We have consistently pushed the boundaries and limits of structure through the use of cutting-edge software and progressive techniques, and are just as comfortable with complex geometries as we are with more traditional forms of design.
Our experience is extensive, covering the commercial, residential, retail, leisure, educational, health and transportation sectors of the market. Projects range from large new-build developments to complicated refurbishments of listed buildings, with contract values ranging from £100,000 to over £750 million.  

AKT II

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AKT II
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Tel: 020 7250 7777
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40 Holborn Viaduct

40 Holborn Viaduct

The 40 Holborn Viaduct design responds to its prominent Mid City triangular site by creating a green gateway building to the City of London, an urban oasis between city and culture.

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The Bermondsey Project

The Bermondsey Project

Under Construction

The Bermondsey Project is one of London’s largest regeneration projects located at the former Peek Freans biscuit factory site. Greystar will deliver 1,624 high-quality rental homes by 2027.

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Camden Highline

Camden Highline

Proposed

The Camden Highline is a registered charity which will transform the disused railway viaduct between Camden Town and King’s Cross into a new green artery for London.

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Rathbone Square

Rathbone Square

Built

Rathbone Square is a project that transforms the former Royal Mail site off of Oxford Street into a new publicly accessible garden square delivered by Gustafson Porter + Bowman.

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One Portal Way, North Acton

One Portal Way, North Acton

Planning Granted

The proposals create a dynamic mixed-use research, workspace and residential community around a major new public park on behalf of Imperial College London.

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The Dovetail Building

The Dovetail Building

Planning Granted

A 23-storey, next generation office, located between the City and Spitalfields/Shoreditch. The building responds to the strive for Net Zero Carbon and the necessary thrive of a post-pandemic workplace

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UNCLE Elephant and Castle

UNCLE Elephant and Castle

Built

A high-density, mixed tenure residential development comprised of a 142m PRS tower, a 7 storey CLT terraced building for Peabody, the new Southwark Playhouse Theatre and a community open space.

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One Park Drive

One Park Drive

Built

205m tall residential tower in an overall circular form expressing the aggregation of 483 residential units over 58 storeys in distinct typologies appropriate to their scale and relative height.

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Southbank Tower

Southbank Tower

Built

The transformation of a 1970’s, single use office building into a world-class mixed-use development, reconfiguring office floorplates for residential use and enhancing the public realm.

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99 City Road

99 City Road

Planning Granted

A landmark development for London’s Tech City, that will transform an outdated office building into a 36-storey tower, to provide a high-quality workplace and a vibrant public realm.

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Canada Water, Plot K1

Canada Water, Plot K1

Built

This new residential development – which is 100% local-authority and affordable housing – forms part of the expansive masterplan in London’s Canada Water area.

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Manor Road - Phase 1

Manor Road - Phase 1

Under Construction

The project is transforming an unproductive retail site and creating a new residential community, with units for SME businesses and green space in the heart of Canning Town. The 804 new homes will go

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Gateway West

Gateway West

Built

Gateway West is a new workspace building located on a prominent corner in the heart of White City, West London’s new media, technology and creative industries hub.

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The J J Mack Building

The J J Mack Building

Built

The JJ Mack Building in Islington provides 200,000sqft nett of workspace over 10 floors. On the ground floor there are shops and a capacious bike store.

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Millennium Mills

Millennium Mills

Planning Granted

Millennium Mills is a former industrial flour mill situated in the heart of the Royal Docks that is to be redeveloped as part of the Silvertown Development providing flexible workspace.

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1 Appold Street

1 Appold Street

Planning Granted

A 1980's office building in London's Broadgate reimagined to create a best in class workplace, prioritising sustainability and wellness. .

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150 Aldersgate

150 Aldersgate

Under Construction

A green retrofit and repositioning of a workplace buidling in Farringdon. Borough: The City of London. Completion Year: 2024 150 Aldersgate St, Barbican, London EC1A 4AB, UK

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1 Broadgate

1 Broadgate

Under Construction

1 Broadgate comprises 546,000 sq ft of some of the highest quality, most sustainable mixed-use space in London, and includes the largest and most complex Material Passport in the UK.

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99 City Road

99 City Road

Proposed

The redevelopment plans for 99 City Road propose a modern, 34-story commercial office building. The aspirational BREEAM Outstanding scheme, of circa 59,000 sqm, takes a holistic approach to sustainabi...

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Plot A1, Canada Water

Plot A1, Canada Water

Under Construction

Plot A1 is a hybrid building within the Canada Water Masterplan. Retail, workspace and residential, each different use expressed as individual volumes; a family of buildings grouped together.

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Apex Nine Elms

Apex Nine Elms

Planning Granted

Apex 1 is a 26-storey landmark residential tower in Nine Elms, containing 201 homes incorporating studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments.

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HYLO

HYLO

Built

HYLO is the result of reconfiguration, adaption and extension of a tired 1960s building to create high quality office space with retail at ground floor on a site surrounded by conservation areas.

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LSE Marshall Building

LSE Marshall Building

Built

The new Marshall Building is a multifunctional academic facility that’s been delivered within the existing urban campus of the London School of Economics (LSE).

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Vinegar Yard

Vinegar Yard

Planning Granted

A life-sciences led, mixed-use development that will lead the new SC1 Life Science and Innovation District, deliver significant public realm improvements, and meet ambitious lifecycle carbon targets.

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Whitechapel Road Development

Whitechapel Road Development

Proposed

A 21st century life science adaptable cluster around the Royal London Hospital will see the historic neighbourhood transformed into six flexible lab-enabled buildings within an inclusive public realm.

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The Marshall Building

The Marshall Building

Built

Situated on the ‘shoreline’ between the formal setting of the fields to the north and a more intricate urban grain to the south, the new Marshall Building for LSE adapts to its context. Maintaining a

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Oxford North

Oxford North

Planning Granted

Oxford North will deliver one million sq ft of new labs and workspaces for circa 4,500 people along with 480 new and affordable homes, a hotel, nursery, shops, bars and cafes and three public parks.

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334 Oxford Street

334 Oxford Street

Planning Granted

The refurbishment and extension of 334 Oxford Street, the site formerly occupied by Debenhams, will provide three floors of retail and Class E flexible workspace at upper levels.

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Marshall Building, Lincoln's Inn Fields

Marshall Building, Lincoln's Inn Fields

Built

10 storey academic building on internal 'tree-like' columns which also frame a Great Hall. Uses include student commons, lecture theatres, sports hall, offices and rooftop gardens. BREEAM Excellent

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Olympic Energy Centres

Olympic Energy Centres

Built

John McAslan + Partners designed two technically advanced, environmentally innovative Energy Centres for the 2012 London Olympic Games to supply power for the Olympic stadia and associated facilities.

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N10 East Village

N10 East Village

Built

Block N10 East Village is a 'mansion block' development of six number ten-storey buildings arranged around a central landscaped courtyard. N10 housed around 1,700 athletes during the 2012 Olympics.

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Canada Water: Plot A1

Canada Water: Plot A1

Under Construction

This new, mixed-use development provides a residential tower, with three structurally independent podium volumes directly below; these can be adapted, or even removed, to suit future needs.

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Grosvenor Square Gardens

Grosvenor Square Gardens

Proposed

Together with local communities and people across London Grosvenor is developing plans to transform this square into an extraordinary urban garden with ground-breaking environmental credentials.

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South Molton Triangle

South Molton Triangle

Proposed

The South Molton Triangle is a mixed-use development in the heart of Mayfair’s conservation area. New offices with retail, restaurants, housing, a pub and hotel set amongst new, quality public realm.

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22 Park Crescent

22 Park Crescent

Built

Retrofit of two 1960s buildings adjoining the main curved heritage building of Regent's Crescent. PDP London took a fabric first approach, works were carried out with residents in occupation.

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Buildings A1 + A2

Buildings A1 + A2

Planning Granted

Buildings A1 and A2 are the first buildings within the Canada Water Masterplan and have been conceived together to provide a coherent urban response to routes and spaces created by the masterplan.

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OneThreeSix

OneThreeSix

Built

OneThreeSix is a mixed-use development of 24 flats, 4 retail units and 45,000 sq ft of Grade A office space. The building occupies a whole block on the corner of George Street within The Portman Estat...

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The Twist

The Twist

Built

Led by Bjarke Ingels Group, this new exhibition building forms part of the Kistefos art museum and sculpture park in Norway. As an architectural, infrastructural and structural hybrid, The Twist offer

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Oslo Gardermoen Airport

Oslo Gardermoen Airport

Built

Timber expansion to Oslo’s largest airport, including a new terminal building and pier to increase capacity, to create “the most sustainable airport in the world”

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Roots In The Sky

Roots In The Sky

Planning Granted

Roots in The Sky will be London’s first office building to deliver a rooftop urban forest across 1.4 acres with extensive access for the local community and general public

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100 Liverpool Street

100 Liverpool Street

Built

100 Liverpool Street is the radical redevelopment of an iconic 1980s scheme to create over 520,000 sq ft of contemporary office space, with retail and public realm, in the heart of the City.

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55 Gracechurch Street

55 Gracechurch Street

Planning Granted

55 Gracechurch Street will be an exciting place to be. A permeable ‘exchange zone’ of cafés, shops, incubator and meeting spaces over six interlinked floors, with a new elevated public garden.

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Gateway Central

Gateway Central

Under Construction

Gateway Central is part of the wider, ongoing transformation of White City into a creative, science and education district. It will provide new office space, with total floor space of over 24,700 sqm.

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Arding and Hobbs - W.RE

Arding and Hobbs - W.RE

Built

A mixed-use restoration of a disused Grade-II listed 19th-century landmark department store, activating the street level with brand-new amenities for the public.

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Arding & Hobbs, Clapham

Arding & Hobbs, Clapham

Under Construction

A Grade II-listed, former department store is regenerated into modern, flexible office and retail.

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Charterhouse Street

Charterhouse Street

Built

A sustainable reimagination of a 1970’s building with wellbeing, inclusion and accessibility in mind to provide a global headquarters for Anglo American, and an historical homecoming for De Beers.

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OneThreeSix

OneThreeSix

Built

OneThreeSix is a mixed-use development of 24 flats, 4 retail units and 45,000 sq ft of Grade A office space. It was designed by Stiff + Trevillion Architects and developed by Native Land.

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Aldwych Quarter

Aldwych Quarter

Built

JRA extensively redeveloped Aldwych Quarter’s complex of historic buildings, including grade II listed Bush House, restoring the wealth of 1920s details whilst creating modern, flexible floorplates.

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King's College London, Strand Campus

King's College London, Strand Campus

Built

JRA’s fit out of King’s College London’s university campus at the historic Aldwych Quarter provided auditoriums, lecture theatres, seminar rooms, trading labs, student services and a central pavilion.

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Frederick's Place

Frederick's Place

Built

Following JRA’s masterplan for the Mercer’s Estate, the Frederick’s Place redevelopment refurbishes six historic and listed buildings for office and mixed use, restoring original Robert Adam features.

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Manor Road

Manor Road

Under Construction

300 Manor Road is a new residential led masterplan, delivering up to 804 new homes across seven buildings, 50% of which will be affordable tenure.

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EDGE London Bridge

EDGE London Bridge

Proposed

EDGE London Bridge will be the most sustainable office tower in London. The new building will have a vibrant and publicly accessible ground floor with a lush green garden.

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100 West Cromwell Road

100 West Cromwell Road

Planning Granted

John McAslan + Partners design for 100 West Cromwell Road transforms a car park into a new residential quarter. The scheme will create 462 new homes, 40% affordable, commercial space and public realm.

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Panorama St Paul's, 81 Newgate Street

Panorama St Paul's, 81 Newgate Street

Under Construction

The transformation of the former BT Headquarters, an outdated 1980’s office, into a sustainable, mixed-use building and a new destination on London’s Culture Mile.

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New City Court

New City Court

Proposed

A restored Grade II listed terrace of Georgian Houses, a re-imagined standalone Keats House building and the provision of a new office tower with retail base, all set in extensive new public realm.

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100 Liverpool Street

100 Liverpool Street

Built

100 Liverpool Street is a new benchmark for offices, designed and managed to the highest sustainability standards. The mixed-use development comprises 520,000 sq m workspace, retail, F&B & terraces.

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100 Liverpool Street

100 Liverpool Street

Built

The conversion of a tired 1980’s building into an ultra-low carbon building, delivering contemporary work, retail and social space, working with the existing frame to provide over 40% additional NIA.

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Regent's Crescent

Regent's Crescent

Built

A complex residential development which rebuilds John Nash's Grade I listed crescent facade.

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The London Museum, Smithfield

The London Museum, Smithfield

Planning Granted

This highly complex scheme transforms parts of Smithfield’s historic market into an exciting new home for the Museum of London and will play a key role in the CoL's Culture Mile vision.

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The Westworks

The Westworks

Built

The Westworks completes a campus of buildings in White City, west London, and sits within an area at the inner edge of Zone 2, next to the rapidly developing White City masterplan site.

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Building F, The Bermondsey Project

Building F, The Bermondsey Project

Planning Granted

A central component of the Bermondsey Project, this redundant 1970s biscuit warehouse is being reimagined to create an innovative and sustainable, mixed-use hub and extension to the public realm.

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South Molton Triangle

South Molton Triangle

Proposed

The South Molton Triangle is a mixed-use development in the heart of Mayfair’s conservation area. New offices with retail, restaurants, housing, a pub and hotel set amongst new, quality public realm.

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1 Broadgate

1 Broadgate

Under Construction

1 Broadgate is a landmark mixed-use development. The four lower levels offer 150,000 sqt of retail space and with 390,000 sqft of new office space over ten levels, each with access to private terrace.

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Belgrove House

Belgrove House

Proposed

Located at the centre of the Knowledge Quarter opposite Kings' Cross and St. Pancras stations, Belgrove House is a new-build specialised office and laboratory building for the life sciences sector.

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The Bermondsey Project

The Bermondsey Project

Planning Granted

One of London’s largest build-to-rent developments, this will be a dynamic, sustainable neighbourhood where people from different backgrounds and life stages, come together to live, work and play.

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Elsley

Elsley

Built

A comprehensive refurbishment and futureproofing of a central London Art Deco office building with a focus on flexibility, harnessing underused spaces, and improving user experience and wellbeing.

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LSE Centre Building

LSE Centre Building

Built

The project presented RSHP with an opportunity to design a building to reflect the values of LSE and embrace sustainable design principles with a BREEAM Outstanding score of 88.9%.

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The Farmiloe

The Farmiloe

Built

The Farmiloe is a prestigious Grade II listed building in the heart of London which has been sympathetically brought back to life now offering highly innovative office space.

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Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge Judge School

Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge Judge School

Built

The Simon Sainsbury Centre provides space for the expanding Executive Education programme, together with additional teaching, office, breakout and dining spaces for the Cambridge Judge School.

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Oxford North

Oxford North

Proposed

Oxford North is a new place for Oxford, a sustainable innovation district which will transform the area and support the UK's knowledge economy with new workspaces, homes, hotels, shops, and parks.

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UCL East, One Pool Street

UCL East, One Pool Street

Under Construction

A new campus in Stratford, East London, delivering high-quality student accommodation & an exciting new science facility with flexible, multi-functional space for teaching & experimental laboratories.

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10 Lewis Cubitt Square

10 Lewis Cubitt Square

Built

A mixed-use building and a key piece of the King's Cross masterplan, completing an area of the developing neighbourhood and complementing an established public realm.

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HyLo - Finsbury Tower

HyLo - Finsbury Tower

Under Construction

HyLo is the transformation of an outdated 1960s building into a 29-storey landmark tower which still respects its prominent location opposite historic sites and two adjacent conservation areas.

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One Nine Elms

One Nine Elms

Under Construction

Framed as the tallest element of the developing cluster, the two towers for residential apartments and a hotel will play an important role in establishing the growing urban centre of the district.

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HYLO

HYLO

Built

HYLO is the result of the reconfiguration, adaptation and extension of a tired, 1960s-era building to create modern workspace, housing and retail, on a site that’s surrounded by conservation areas.

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One Crown Place

One Crown Place

Built

An exciting mixed-use development, combining old and new to form a dynamic city block. It comprises apartments in two new towers, office space, retail space, boutique hotel, clubhouse and restaurant.

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South Bank Tower

South Bank Tower

Built

A conversion of a former office tower and adjacent podium building, adding eleven new storeys to the existing 111m tower, to create retail, offices and 193 apartments.

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One Park Drive

One Park Drive

Built

One Park Drive provides 483 apartments arranged over 58 storeys with amenities for residents and the public. Its circular geometry creates a distinct spiral of large bay windows offering wide views.

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Highpoint

Highpoint

Built

A 47-storey residential tower with an accompanying 8-storey podium block; this development is currently one of the UK’s tallest Build-to-Rent developments.

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Chapter London Bridge

Chapter London Bridge

Planning Granted

A distinctive 39-storey building, with a faceted façade of three-dimensional bays, providing: accommodation for up to 905 students; flexible, affordable start-up space; and public realm improvements.

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596-608 Old Kent Road (former Civic Centre)

596-608 Old Kent Road (former Civic Centre)

Planning Granted

A new urban block including a new 39 storey residential tower. It incorporates 372 new homes, a new church, 2,200m2 GIA flexible workspace, retail/café space at ground floor and communal roof gardens.

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