PLP Architecture

PLP Architecture is an architecture firm based in London. In June 2016, the firm received planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest tower in the City of London.[1]

PLP Architecture
Practice information
PartnersLee Polisano, David Leventhal, Karen Cook, Ron Bakker, Mark Kelly, Kevin Flanagan, Alessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebles, Bernard Storch
Founded2009
Significant works and honors
ProjectsThe Edge, 22 Bishopsgate, Francis Crick Institute, Nova Victoria
Website
www.plparchitecture.com

History

The firm was founded by Lee Polisano, former President of the American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), David Leventhal, former KPF Senior Partner, and Fred Pillbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, all former KPF Partners, following their departure from the firm's London office in 2009.[2][3] Pilbrow soon left the start-up to start his own firm.[4] The firm now counts numerous other former KPF employees as partners, including Mark Kelly, formerly a director at KPF, and Kevin Flanagan, Alessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebles, and Bernard Storch.[5]

Projects

The Edge

In 2015, PLP completed the world's most sustainable office building according to the Building Research Establishment (BRE), The Edge, in Amsterdam.[6][7] Bloomberg has also called the Edge, "the smartest building in the world".[7]

22 Bishopsgate

In June 2016, PLP received planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, which will be the tallest tower in the City of London, a 62-storey multiple tenancy office tower developed by a consortium led by AXA Real Estate.[1] The building is expected to provide workspaces for nearly 12,000 people, and to be the first building in London to be WELL Certified, a building rating system focused on human health and wellness.[8][9]

Collective Old Oak

In May 2016, PLP completed Collective Old Oak, the world's largest co-living building.[10][11] In addition to 546 co-living rooms, the project includes co-working, community and retail spaces on the lower floors, as well as two terraces and amenity spaces.[12]

Sky Headquarters

Opened in December 2016, the headquarters for Sky UK accommodates over 3500 employees[13] in a large, sky-lit warehouse-like space, covered by the largest timber roof in the UK.[14] The project has received multiple awards[15] including 'Best New Workplace' by New London Architecture.[16]

Four Seasons Abu Dhabi

In February 2016, the Four Seasons Abu Dhabi, designed by PLP, opened on Al Maryah Island overlooking the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Inspired by the textiles of the souk, the building is clad in a colorful pattern of vertical terracotta baguettes that shield the rooms from direct sunlight.[17]

Other notable projects

In 2016 the practice completed the new biomedical research facility for the Medical Research Council, The Francis Crick Institute north of the British Library, together with HOK.[18][19]

Their commercial development at Nova Victoria in London's City of Westminster (for which they also prepared the masterplan) won the 2017 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building in the United Kingdom.[20]

Projects under construction, among others, are: the new Crossrail over-site development at Bond Street tube station,.[21] Research projects include; Oakwood Tower research, in collaboration with Cambridge University and Smith and Wallwork Engineers,[22] a study into wooden skyscrapers and CarTube, a mobility concept which combines two existing modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single, seamless underground road system.

Projects in progress

The company has submitted planning proposals for London's first Microapartment building on Stratford's High Street,[23] the redevelopment of Sampson House and Ludgate House on the southbank next to the Tate Modern into London's densest residential area,[24] and a 43-storey hotel at 150 Bishopsgate, the first luxury hotel to be built in Central London in 30 years.[25]

Other clients

In addition to working across the Middle East and Asia, PLP Architecture has worked with some of the most significant land developers in London and the UK, including Land Securities,[26] Grosvenor,[27] Heron International,[28] and Mace Group.[29] Other clients include the Qatar Foundation,[30] Mubadala,[31] Burberry[32] and King's College London.[33]

Office locations

The firm's offices are located in the 1930s Art Deco Ibex House building in the City of London, which also houses the Fairtrade Foundation, while it also maintains an office in Beijing and Tokyo.

Awards

London’s Nova Victoria mixed-use development by PLP Architecture won the 2017 Carbuncle Cup, described by award panelist Catherine Croft as a ‘crass assault on the senses’.[34]

References
  1. Sisson, Patrick. "62-Story Tower Just Approved for London's Financial District". Curbed. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. Kollewe, Julia (17 November 2015). "Reworked Pinnacle to set new heights for City of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. Branson, Adam. "Interview: Lee Polisano". building.co.uk. Building Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. Branson, Adam. "Interview: Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture". Property Week Magazine. Metropolis. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. "PLP Architecture". architecture.com. The Website of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
  6. http://www.breeam.com/index.jsp?id=804
  7. Randall, Tom. "The Smartest Building in the World: Inside the connected future of architecture". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. "Delos WELL Certification". delos.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. Robarts, Stu. "22 Bishopsgate to join London's high-profile high-rise cluster". gizmag.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  10. "Pricey housing markets mean co-living buildings are on the rise". The Economist. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. "Inside London's Largest Co-Living Development". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  12. Mairs, Jessica. "World's largest co-living complex promises residents "everything at their fingertips"". Dezeen. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  13. Rigby, Rhymer (2017-05-02). "Sky's the limit for latest theory in office design". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  14. "Case Study: Sky Central |". www.ukgbc.org. UK Green Building Council. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  15. "Sky Central - PLP Architecture". www.plparchitecture.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  16. "New London Awards Winners 2017". www.newlondonarchitecture.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  17. "The New Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Maryah Island - New Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Maryah Island". Four Seasons Press Room. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  18. Jourdan, Thea (7 March 2014). "A new way of working for scientists". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  19. "Architecture". The Francis Crick Institute Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  20. "Carbuncle Cup 2017 winner announced". bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  21. "Bond Street". Crossrail Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  22. Heathcote, Edwin. "Timber advocates reach for the skies". The Financial Times. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  23. Mairs, Jessica. "PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London". Dezeen. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  24. Fulcher, Merlin (7 November 2011). "http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/plp-bags-sampson-and-ludgate-house-redevelopment-job/8622171.article". The Architects' Journal. External link in |title= (help)
  25. Jefford, Kasmira. "Geral Ronson sells Heron Plaza site to Singapore's UOL for £97m". cityam.com. City A.M. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  26. "Nova, Victoria: London's new destination". landsecurities.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  27. "Over-site development application submitted for Bond Street station western ticket hall at Davies Street". grosvenor.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  28. Rogers, David (12 January 2011). "http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-heron-plaza-gets-planning/5011397.article". Retrieved 20 November 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  29. "Mace appointed to deliver Chiltern Place, Ronson Capital Partners' latest development". macegroup.com. Mace. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  30. Welch, Adrian. "PLP Architecture: Practice Information". e-architect.com. E-Architect. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  31. Wright, Emilie. "PLP: So Business is Looking Up?". building.co.uk. Building Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  32. Rogers, David (24 April 2012). "PLP's Burberry office clears planning hurdle". Building Design. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  33. Klettner, Andrea. "AJ interview: how the KPF 'breakaway five' became 65". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  34. Robinson, Jamie. "The Spaces article: This is officially the UK's 'ugliest building' of 2017". The Spaces. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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