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WilkinsonEyre-designed Battersea Power Station development opens as leisure district following £9bn redevelopment
by Tom Walker | 15 Oct 2022
The iconic Battersea Power Station on the south bank of the River Thames, London, UK, has finally reopened, following a £9bn redevelopment project. The Grade II* listed former coal-fired power station has been transformed into an entirely new district featuring a blend of residential and leisure, with health clubs, a visitor attraction, spa and wellness offerings, retail, bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, parks and historic spaces. Developments within the 42-acre site
London's Battersea Power Station prepares for major launch
by Tom Walker | 28 Feb 2021
The restoration of the Grade II*-listed Power Station in London is nearing completion, with the mixed-use development preparing to open its next phase over the following months. This will see the first tenants moving into the regenerated Power Station, designed by WilkinsonEyre, followed by residents to the Electric Boulevard – designed by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners – by the end of the year. Simon Murphy, CEO of the
Anthony Joshua-backed gym at Battersea Power Station to be designed by Bergman Interiors
by Tom Walker | 20 Feb 2020
Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London, which is backed by Anthony Joshua, has revealed plans to open a new site at Battersea Power Station that will be designed by Bergman Interiors. Set to open in 2021, the 14,000sq ft (1,300sq m) gym will be BXR’s second and largest – and it will form part of Battersea Power Station’s second phase of redevelopment. As well as the BXR members-only club, the
'Chimney lift' and large events space planned for Battersea Power Station
by Luke Cloherty | 22 Oct 2018
Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has released details of three new attractions planned for the iconic London building, which is currently under renovation. The additions will include a large events venue, a 109 metre-high glass elevator which travels up one of the famous chimneys and a 250-person capacity immersive space in a former control room. All three spaces will open as part of the second phase of the building's
Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys rebuilt from scratch for site's regeneration
by Kim Megson | 06 Jun 2017
Work has been completed on the rebuilding of Battersea Power Station’s iconic chimneys; the architectural centrepiece of the ongoing 42 acre regeneration of southwest London. The two pairs of original chimneys – built in the 1930s and the 1950s respectively – are very familiar in popular culture, having made appearances in Doctor Who, 1984, Sherlock and Children of Men among other films and television shows. They also featured on the
SimpsonHaugh partner, Rachel Haugh, tells CLAD about the studio's Phase One development of Battersea Power Station
by Kim Megson | 10 May 2016
Rachel Haugh, the co-founder of British architects SimpsonHaugh and Partners, has told CLAD about her studio’s work on Phase One of London’s Battersea Power Station development, which is nearing completion. The huge project to build Circus West – a circa 1m sq ft (93,000sq m) development including new homes, workspaces, shops, restaurants, fitness facilities, cafés and cultural venues by the River Thames adjacent to Battersea’s four iconic chimneys – is
How to build a transparent floating sky pool 10-storeys above the ground
by Kim Megson | 19 Apr 2016
The structural engineers behind a forthcoming transparent sky pool which will span two London apartment blocks have outlined the huge technical challenges of the project. Eckersley O’Callaghan are building the pool for development firm Ballymore Group in the Nine Elms development close to Battersea Power Station. The 25m (82ft) pool – designed in collaboration with Arup Associates and aquarium designer Reynolds – will be 5m (16ft) wide and will enable
Foster + Partners' Battersea Power Station hotel to offer London vista from rooftop infinity pool
by Kim Megson | 20 Oct 2015
The Foster + Partners-designed hotel at the heart of London’s £8bn (US$10bn, €8.8bn) redevelopment of Battersea Power Station will feature a dramatic rooftop swimming pool with views of the London skyline. The Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has revealed more information about the highly-anticipated 160-room project, including the fact that the PPHE Hotel Group has agreed to operate the hotel under its art’otel brand when it opens in early
Developer Bouygues to build Foster and Gehry creations for Battersea Power Station
by Jak Phillips | 18 Sep 2015
Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has selected Bouygues UK as preferred contractor for Phase 3 of the largest single development project in central London since Canary Wharf. With the long-running Battersea saga apparently on the road to resolution, Bouygues UK has landed the £1bn+ (US$1.6bn, €1.4bn) design and build contract for Phase 3, which features a new pedestrianised high street for London, known as The Electric Boulevard, as well
Bjarke Ingels unveils plans to turn Battersea chimneys into Tesla coils
by Kath Hudson | 28 Jul 2015
Bjarke Ingels has unveiled plans to turn the chimneys at Battersea Power Station into giant sparkling Tesla coils, powered by passing pedestrians. Ingels’ architectural practice, BIG, is designing the public square next to the iconic London building on behalf of Malaysian consortium, SP Setia, which is developing the power station site with Frank Gehry-designed flower shaped apartment blocks and luxury flats from Sir Norman Foster. The two level Malaysia Square
Industrial theme revealed for new public park by LDA Design for Battersea Power Station
by Jason Holland | 10 Jun 2015
A new public park at London’s Battersea Power Station development will include industrial furniture in a nod to the site's past, as well as event lawns, festival spaces and terraced gardens running alongside the River Thames. Details of LDA Design’s 24,281sq m (261,360sq ft) park have now been revealed, with planning consent having been granted earlier this year. The architectural practice said its designs combined “industrial references, traditional park features
BIG rumoured to make UK debut at Battersea Power Station
by Katie Buckley | 17 Nov 2014
Bjarke Ingels' Copenhagen and New York-based architecture firm, BIG, is tipped to design a new public square as part Rafael Viñoly’s £8bn (US$13bn, €10bn) masterplan for Battersea Power Station, London. Although no official report has been released, the Architects Journal has reported that BIG will be making their UK debut with ‘Malaysia Square’ – a large piece of public realm design that will act as the ‘front door’ to the
Gehry and Foster-designed Battersea high street wins planning approval
by Jak Phillips | 20 Oct 2014
The £8bn (US$13bn, €10bn) redevelopment of London's iconic Battersea Power Station has received another boost after the Frank Gehry and Norman Foster-designed mixed-use high street won planning approval. The phase three plans – which will see a new pedestrian high street running from Battersea Park Road to the existing power station building – feature a new public park and glass cube-shaped community hub building, in addition to bars, shops and
Famed Battersea Power Station chimneys set for demolition
by Jak Phillips | 25 Apr 2014
Developers behind the £8bn Battersea Power Station mixed-use renovation project will demolish the the Grade II listed building’s iconic chimneys, with work due to start this summer, but say all four towers will be fully restored by 2016. The crumbling chimneys would likely pose a danger to the under development leisure and retail project – which includes designs from architects Norman Foster and Frank Gehry – with a combination of
Battersea Power station developer reveals latest designs, announces first property sales
by Jak Phillips | 28 Mar 2014
The £8bn mixed-use development at Battersea Power Station is gathering steam, with developers revealing the latest images of the project and announcing prices for the first tranche of dwellings to go on sale. The power station is at the heart of the Battersea Power Station Development Company’s (BPSDC) 40-acre project that will create 18 acres of new public space, including a six-acre public park, approximately 200 shops and restaurants, plus
Gehry to co-design Battersea Power Station redevelopment
by Tom Anstey | 28 Oct 2013
Frank Gehry – regarded as one of the world’s most innovative architects – will co-design part of the £8bn project to redevelop Battersea Power Station as a mixed-use leisure project. The Canadian American will jointly create a new shopping street and surrounding homes at the iconic site on the bank of the River Thames with architect Lord Foster. The project in Nine Elms in London was granted outline planning consent
Detailed plans submitted for Battersea Power Station
by Tom Walker | 17 Oct 2012
Detailed plans for the first phase of Rafael Viñoly's Battersea Power Station masterplan have now been submitted to Wandsworth Council. The project in Nine Elms in London was granted outline planning consent in 2011 and the new application provides a detailed specification for the first stage of the development. The application covers the details of the scale of the buildings and structures, the external appearance and the landscaping within Phase
2013 start for long-awaited revamp of Battersea Power Station
by Pete Hayman | 06 Sep 2012
Image: Plans adhere to Rafael Viñoly's masterplan The new Malaysian owners of London's Battersea Power Station have announced that work is expected to begin on the historic site's regeneration during the second half of 2013. A consortium comprising SP Setia, Sime Darby and the Employees Provident Fund secured the acquisition of the site earlier this summer and will start preparations later this year. The first phase of redevelopment will include
Malaysian consortium completes £400m Battersea Power Station deal
by Pete Hayman | 05 Jul 2012
Image: The consortium has completed the purchase A Malaysia-based consortium including SP Setia, Sime Darby Property and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), has closed a £400m deal for London's Battersea Power Station site. The joint venture was named as the preferred bidder for the iconic former industrial site last month after securing an exclusivity agreement with administrators from Ernst and Young. Battersea Project Holding Company has now been formed as
Chelsea FC submits bid for Battersea Power Station site
by Pete Hayman | 04 May 2012
Image: CFC could build a new stadium at the site Chelsea Football Club (CFC) and property development partner Almacantar have submitted a bid to buy London's Battersea Power Station site with a view to building a new stadium. The Premier League club confirmed its joint bid had been lodged in accordance with a sales process established by the site's joint administrators from Ernst and Young. In November, it was first
Chelsea FC eyeing new Battersea stadium?
by Pete Hayman | 25 Nov 2011
Chelsea Football Club (CFC) is looking into the possibility of developing a new stadium at London's Battersea Power Station site, which has remained unused since the early 1980s. It follows the recent news that CFC had failed in a bid to acquire the freehold land on which its existing Stamford Bridge venue is located from Chelsea Pitch Owners. The Premier League club has made no decision on whether to leave
Battersea Power Station architects named
by Pete Hayman | 11 Feb 2011
Ian Simpson Architects and de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM) have been chosen to design the first phase of the £5.5bn Battersea Power Station development. Treasury Holdings UK, the developer behind the scheme, has confirmed that Rafael Viñoly will remain as architect-in-chief and will oversee the delivery of the site's overall regeneration. The first phase of the scheme will comprise more than 1 million sq ft (92,903sq m) of new building
Pickles backs Battersea Power Station plans
by Pete Hayman | 09 Feb 2011
Treasury Holdings has welcomed communities secretary Eric Pickles' decision to approve plans for the £5.5bn redevelopment of London's Battersea Power Station. The Rafael Viñoly-designed project is one of the largest development projects to be carried out in central London and was approved by Wandsworth Council in November. Pickles' decision means that the scheme - also backed by London mayor Boris Johnson in December - has cleared its last planning hurdle.
Mayoral approval for Battersea scheme
by Pete Hayman | 23 Dec 2010
Real Estate Opportunities' (REO) bid to redevelop Battersea Power Station has cleared its latest planning milestone with the green light from London mayor Boris Johnson. The £5.5bn scheme - designed by Rafael Viñoly - was approved by Wandsworth Council last month and will include support towards an extension of the Northern Line. REO's plans for the site include the restoration of the Grade II*-listed power station site - decommissioned in
Battersea Power Station plans approved
by Pete Hayman | 12 Nov 2010
Plans for a major £5.5bn redevelopment of London's Battersea Power Station have been given the green light by Wandsworth Council. Real Estate Opportunities (REO) has secured planning permission for the Rafael Viñoly-designed scheme, which includes a pledge of more than £200m towards the extension of the Northern Line. Battersea's Grade II*-listed power station building is to be restored as part of the plans, which include 700,000sq ft (65,032sq m) of
REO secures Battersea Power Station deal
by Pete Hayman | 11 Oct 2010
Real Estate Opportunities (REO), the group behind the planned £5.5bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, has secured agreement over the deferral of debt repayments. The developer has reached a deal with its loan note holder that will see "all principal and interest payments" put on hold until 31 May 2011. It follows an announcement on 7 September that REO had been given an extension on a combined £262.5m loan facility
English Heritage supports £5.5bn Battersea project
by Luke Tuchscherer | 14 Apr 2010
English Heritage has pledged support for the £5.5bn renovation of London's Battersea Power Station, in a letter to Wandsworth Council. The news will be a welcome boost to Irish developers, Treasury Holdings, who, with their Rafael Viñoly-designed scheme, are the latest in a long line of firms that have tried to rejuvenate the site. The letter said: “As a long-standing 'Building at Risk', we welcome the plans for the reuse
Battersea proposals receive CABE backing
by Pete Hayman | 24 Feb 2010
Rafael Viñoly's masterplan for the £5.5bn redevelopment of London's Battersea Power Station site has been given the backing of the government's architecture advisory body. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) said plans for the 40-acre (16.2-hectare) site, submitted by developer Treasury Holdings UK in October, has achieved an "impressive amount within the constraints of the building". Battersea's Grade II*-listed power station building is at the heart of
Mayor: Battersea plans 'need more work'
by Pete Hayman | 01 Feb 2010
London mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed plans for £5.5bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station but called for more work to be done on the scheme to ensure it meets the city's planning strategy. In his report to Wandsworth Council, the mayor advised that parts of the Rafael Viñoly-designed development fail to comply with policies set out in the London Plan, with concerns over a lack of affordable housing and children's
Developer submits fresh Battersea proposals
by Pete Hayman | 19 Oct 2009
Plans for a £5.5bn mixed-use redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in south London have been submitted to the local authority by developer Treasury Holdings UK. Wandsworth Council will now decide whether to grant planning consent for the proposed redevelopment of the 40-acre (16.2-hectare) site, which has remained derelict since the 1980s after a series of failed attempts to regenerate the iconic Grade II*-listed building. A masterplan for Battersea Power Station,
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