London Build Expo’s Post

Incredible transformation of London’s former City Hall gets planning approval to go ahead. ✔️ Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall into shops, restaurants and offices have been approved this week. The former HQ of the Mayor of London and London Assembly, was designed by Lord Norman Foster. The building has been empty for the last three years, after mayor Sadiq Khan relocated offices. Plans for the repurposing of the building were submitted by its landlord St Martins Property Investments. Its new face-lift will involve its exterior glass shell removed and new balconies fitted. The ground floor will feature new cafes, shops and restaurants, with office space on the upper floors.

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Colin McGown

Operations Director at Mace Ltd

1mo

Transformation plans look amazing! I do feel old though as it was first project with Mace when I joined in 2000!! And the second project today on Linked In that I worked on with Mace that is or has been refurb’d so no hiding how long I have been doing this!! Top Mace team at the GLA still with the company!! Mike Barford Tony Blackledge MCIOB Russell Hill Gerry Sinnott Louise Hepple

Darren Scott Robertson ARB RIBA

Chartered Architect | MSc Construction Law Student at The Dickson Poon School of Law

1mo

Your post requires a sensitive amendment...; Incredible transformation to London's former City Hall by "...Gensler..." gets planning approval go ahead.... and/or, Plans for the repurposing of the building "...designed by Gensler..." were submitted.... A little love for the Architects (Consultants) behind the scheme!

Iain Jones

Head of Specification and Development at dormakaba UK & Ireland

1mo

Oh no it's happened! I'm now of an age when I remember a iconic building being built and now it's at a stage of being re-purposed. I can even remember haveing a few pints in the pub on the corner of Vine Street 🤣

Looks Like a very interesting re-use. Eckelt did the original glass for the facades competed by both Schmidlin and Seele. More than happy to step into help again. 😃

Mark Arkinstall

Technical Director - Mott Macdonald

4w

Truly awful changes. Will miss Foster's/Arup's beautiful original design. Loved the spiral ramp that i did the vibration design of.

Damien Locke

Head of Office Operations at Mindshare

1mo

Great to see cuts to our police force and money being spent on this….

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Just need to get rid of the poison dwarf now !

Gurjinder Singh Bhamra

Owner @ Cubed Design Studios | Architecture

1mo

I think City Hall should focus on the upsurge in knife and violent crimes rather than get a new refurbished City Hall which they DO NOT DESERVE

William P.W.Omony MBA.

Founder @ PWO Finance | Accountant, Property Finance & Unregulated Mortgages Consultant

1mo

That's a better value proposition, it was a spectacular derelict property in such a prime location!

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