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City fringe start

Midtown HQ to start

Office plans revived

Mayfair scheme deal

Paddington application

City block may re-start

St James redevelopment

Potential in WC2

Refurbishment potential

Victoria consent

City site sale

Refubishment opportunity in SW1

Office application in W1

Speculative start possible

Work starting on City fringe scheme

Midtown scheme poised

Long-awaited City application

City application

Refurbishment in W1

Grand Designers: Top 10 Architects: Central London Offices 2000 - 2020

Early stages on City site

City scheme to be re-designed

Consent for SE1 scheme

More offices for Kings Cross

Office application in Covent Garden

West end site underway

Office to hotel

Refurbishment in SW1

New office application in SE1

SE1 redevelopment could be revived

Midtown refurbishment

Scheme refused in EC2

Availability down

Early start for W1 scheme

Victoria completion

Mixed use in SE1

City scheme delayed

Marylebone office application

St James' scheme talks

City scheme refused

Peak reaches peak

Kings Cross office appointment

Euston office application

Battersea application

Victoria redevelopment

Mayfair scheme poised for start

Start for EC1 refurbishment

Mayfair start

Demolition in EC3

Re-design for EC4 scheme

Tower House demolition end

London Bridge architect

Aldgate update

Moorvale to complete by 2009

Demolition in EC3

Demolition completed

Shortlist for St James' scheme

Mayfair start

Soho office consent

Battersea plans

Redevelopment plan in SW1

Consent for EC4 refurbishment

New scheme for EC4

Office consent for EC1

DTZ letting confirmed

Demolition start in EC4

Mayfair consent

Hines to start on site

Southbank office application

Architects for Euston redevelopment

Work underway at Euston

Summer 2008 completion in the City

West End refurbishment

Fabbriche start on SW1 block

Victoria office application

Farringdon office application

Construction start in EC1

Consent for St James' scheme

Docklands office application

City refurbishment

New scheme for St James'

Shortlist for west end scheme

Demolition start in EC3

St James' scheme to start

Mixed use scheme for Knightsbridge

Work starts on major City scheme

Crown scheme for spring 2008

Tender for Mayfair scheme

Contractor for Midtown scheme

Construction start in EC2

Construction start in EC2

Application for Mayfair scheme

Merchant Square progress

Aldgate scheme start date

Construction start in EC2

City scheme delayed

Mayfair refurbishment

Gresham street progress

City start planned

Mixed-use scheme for SW1

Top Architects 2000 - 2020

Over the last decade CityOffices.net has monitored office developments in central London. Our knowledge of past and future projects, and the development teams involved, allows us to provide a profile of the key market players.

This analysis of the Top Architects in London is based on office developments completed in the last 10 year and any under construction. The future ‘view’ on projects is based on our research into schemes with planning permission or at the pre planning stage.

The total amount of office space completed in central London over the last 10 years amounts to nearly 6.1m sq m (66m sq ft), with about 372,000 sq m (4m sq ft) currently under construction. This gives an average build rate of 585,280 sq m (6.3m sq ft) of new office space a year in central London.

Future potential office projects, where architects are appointed, amount to around 6.5m sq m (70m sq ft), certainly enough space for the next 10 years.


The Last Decade

The Top 10 Architects for office space built over the last 10 years have created about 3.3m sq m (36m sq ft) of new buildings. The clear leader is Foster + Partners with about 800,000 sq m (8.6m sq ft), or 24% market share, followed by KPF with 490,000 sq m (5.2m sq ft), or (14%).

The mid ranking is fairly close run between SOM, Sheppard Robson, Pelli Clarke Pelli and HOK, with an average of around 320,000 sq m (3.4m sq ft) of developments.

The last four architect places in the ranking account for around 180,000 sq m (2m sq ft) of projects each, and the position of these firms in future ranking could be threatened by rivals over the next few years.


Top Architects (London) 2000 - 2010 (Built Office Space)

1 Foster + Partners (24%)
2 Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (14%)
3 Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) (11%)
4 Sheppard Robson (11%)
5 Pelli Clarke Pelli (10%)
6 HOK (8%)
7 Sidell Gibson (6%)
8 Rolfe Judd (6%)
9 EPR (5%)
10 Fletcher Priest (5%)



The Future!

The analysis of future office projects in central London shows the changing fortunes of firms. Although it must be said that until developments actually start on site architects can, and do, get changed!

On future office projects we are looking at nearly 3m sq m (30m sq ft) over the next property cycle (or two), so 2011 and beyond.

The ranking shows those firms set to lead design into the next decade.


Top 10 London Architects (London) - Future Office Buildings

1 Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (16%)
2 Pelli Clarke Pelli (14%)
3 Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (14%)
4 Foster + Partners (13%)
5 Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) (11%)
6 MAKE Architects (9%)
7 Wilkinson Eyre (8%)
8 Foreign Office Architects (FOA) (5%)
9 Allies & Morrison (5%)
10 Sheppard Robson (5%)


Interestingly Rogers Stirk Harbour comes in at No1 in the ranking having been absent from the ‘past’ ranking. The firm’s 450,000 sq m (5m sq ft), or 16% of ‘future’ market share, is based around some major Docklands projects.

The next four places in the ranking (2-5) sees a reshuffle of firms from the ‘past’ ranking, reflecting the positions held over the last 10 years.

The lower end of the ‘future’ ranking is mostly newcomers to the Top 10. MAKE Architects, Wilkinson Eyre, Foreign Office Architects, and Allies & Morrison, account for 748,000 sq m (8m sq ft) of projects, as they look to increase their share of development activity in the London office market.

These ‘newcomers’ could now be set to overtake those firms established in the Top 10 of the past decade. However, that ‘overtaking’ relies on the developments progressing and the architect managing to stay on the project.

Andy King
CityOffices.net
20.10.10

Notes:
All office development details available at www.cityoffices.net
The rankings include all office schemes over 1,858 sq m (20,000 sq ft).
A Top 20 Architect (Built Office Space) list is available on request.

- (05-11-2010)

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Overspend on HQ

The BBC has admitted that it has gone nearly £60m over budget on its £1bn redevelopment of Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1. Most of the mistakes occured during phase 1 to 2004. The new HQ will become the new home to BBC News and Radio, including the World Service at the end of 2010. Around 4,500 staff are expected to relocate to Broadcasting House in the next year. - (24-02-2010)

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City completion

ING Real Estate has completed its 1,548 sq m (16,667 sq ft) office refurbishment of the seven-storey office and retail building at 2-4 Eastcheap, London, EC3. Tuffin Ferraby Taylor advised. Cuffe was main contractor and the letting agent is King Sturge. - (15-02-2008)

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Minerva in Cannon Street

The Property Merchant Group and Abacus Developments have sold their freehold at 111 Cannon Street, London EC4 to Minerva for £9m. The building, comprising 1,375 sq m (14,800 sq ft) of office and retail accommodation, is multi-let and has planning consent for a 2,787 sq m (30,000 sq ft) mixed-use scheme. - (24-08-2006)

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Beetham big plans in Aldgate

The Beetham Organization is thought to be about to submit plans for a 92,920 sq m (1m sq ft) office and retail scheme on a 1.3ha (3.2 acre) site that includes Bain Dawes House and Latham House, 16 Minories, London, EC3, and Aldgate bus station. The scheme involves three office buildings with 3,251 sq m (35,000 sq ft) of retail space. The first phase of the development could start in March 2007, subject to planning permission. The tallest building is 22 storeys and the 12 storey block could be first and developed as a speculative building. - (06-07-2006)

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Condor House nears completion

In March 2005, Sir Robert McAlpine is expected to complete the construction of City Office’s (Greycoat) new 12,322 sq m (132,642 sq ft) Condor House office and retail scheme at 4 St Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4. The building, known as Condor House, is being marketed by CB Richard Ellis. The building will provide a net office area of 10,033 sq m (108,000 sq ft). - (13-01-2005)

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McAleer takes the Swiss

British Land has sold the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square, London WC2, to Northern Irish property developers McAleer & Rushe for a reported £47m. The most likely fate for the striking, but ugly, 9,300 sq m (100,000 sq ft) building is redevelopment into a mixed-used office and leisure complex. The new building is likely to include a hotel and recently the Irish hotel chain Jurys Doyle was linked to the site. It is worth noting that McAleer is Jurys regular contractor for its UK based hotels and should McAleer included a hotel in its plans then it is not unreasonable to hazard a guess as to who the operator will be. McAleer is declining to comment at this early stage. Jones Lang LaSalle represented British Land. - (25-10-2004)

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Canary Riverside South decision

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has decided to grant planning consent for the Canary Wharf Riverside South development, subject to the agreement of the Mayor of London and the Government Office for London. The scheme is for two towers providing a total of 279,000 sq m (3m sq ft) of office and retail space. The towers will be 28- storeys and 34-storeys high and linked by a building at podium level. The planning permission is subject to a S106 agreement for around £20m to provide infrastructure improvements, a community fund and a park. - (24-09-2004)

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Listing throws puts plans in doubt

South Kensington Tube station has just been listed by the Culture Secretary and could thow into doubt plans by Stanhope and Hutchison Whampoa for gaining planning consent for a new office and retails scheme. Proposals for a Terry Farrell & Partners designed 11-storey tower and shopping centre were withdrawn last month following local protests. South Kensington Tube station was built in 1868 and the listing is intended to presenrve original features designed by Sir John Fowler for the Metropolitan and District Railway. - (09-09-2004)

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Hammerson to redevelop Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange has sold the freehold of Exchange Tower and a site at 24, Throgmorton Street, London, EC2 to Hammerson, the property developer, in a deal worth about £67m. The site has planning consent for 45,522 sq m (490,000 sq ft) office and retail scheme designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, which involves the refurbishment of the tower and a new build office and retail block. - (07-02-2004)

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L&G appoints on Bucklersbury House

Legal & General has appointed French architect Jean Nouvel to design the redevelopment of Bucklersbury House in London, EC4. Jean Nouvel has previously been involved in early concept designs at Canary Wharf and will work in collaboration with Foster & Partners. Stanhope has been appointed as the development manager. The 1.3ha (3-acre) site is bounded by Cannon Street, Queen Victoria Street and Walbrook and includes Bucklersbury House, Temple Court and 9, Queen Victoria Street. The new development could provide a 139,353 sq m (1.5m sq ft) mixed-use office and retail scheme. - (30-03-2004)

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Caxton Hall office scheme

Caxton Hall, the Grade II listed former Westminster registry office, in London SW1, is to be redeveloped as office and apartments. The building on the Broadway and Christchurch Gardens conservation area has been vacant for about 20-years. Amberswift Limited and Stanhope plc have submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council, for a scheme designed by Foggo Associates, to restore the building and create 13 flats and also build a nine-storey 5,000 sq m (53,820 sq ft) office building at the rear of the site. - (10-02-2003)

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"Lightbeam" on Mermaid

Blackfriars (PD2) Ltd, now owned by Heatherfield Limited, which is under the management of Blackfriars Investments, has submitted revised details for its scheme to redevelop 2 Puddle Dock and the Mermaid Theatre at Blackfriars Station in London EC4. The new three-four storey structure, designed by Alsop, is to be on stilts and includes a “lightbeam” on the west side of the building adjoining the “solid box” of office accommodation. The “lightbeam” is a four-storey glass box enclosing lobbies and access areas. The scheme has 26,416 sq m (284,341 sq ft) gross external space with 24,000 sq m (258,336 sq ft) gross internal office space, to include a dealing floor of 6,148 sq m (66,177 sq ft). The scheme also includes two retail units of 399 sq m (4,294 sq ft). - (02-12-2002)

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Marsham Street deal finalised

The £311m deal to redevelop the former Department of the Environment offices at 2 Marsham Street, London SW1 has finally been agreed. The Home Office and the Prison Service will relocate from six buildings in London, including Queen Anne's Gate, to the new building in February 2005. The new building, designed by Terry Farrell & Partners, will provide about 46,450 sq m (500,000 sq ft) and will house 3,000 staff. - (27-03-2002)

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Grands Union Building decision close

The revised planning application for the 89,087 sq m (958,954 sq ft) office and retail 'Grand Union Building' development at Paddington, designed by Richard Rogers Partnership, is due to go to Westminster City Council planning committee on 14th March. It is thought that members of the Chelsfield led consortium will 'allez' from MIPIM to be back in time for the meeting. - (04-03-2002)

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Drapers Gardens plans submitted

The Royal Bank of Scotland, advised by Montagu Evans, has formerly applied for consent to redevelop its 32,996 sq m (354,478 sq ft) tower offices at Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2. The new 17-storey office building has been designed by Foggo Associates (020 7490 4040) and will provide 30,780 sq m (331,315 sq ft) net of office accommodation along with 319 sq m (3,433 sq ft) of retail space. - (16-02-2002)

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140 Aldersgate green light

Whitecliff Investments and Scottish Widows have gained planning consent for the speculative redevelopment of the vacant 140 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4JQ with an eight-storey office and retail block. The 12,800 sq m (138,000 sq ft) building will include 11,000 sq m (122,000 sq ft) of offices and 1,500 sq m (16,000 sq ft) of retail space. A construction start has been set for April 2002. BH2 is advising. - (11-12-2001)

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West End firms put space on market

A number of London firms based in the West End are currently rationalising their offices. Tiscali's takeover of World Online has released its 1,665 sq m (17,922 sq ft) at 20 Broadwick Street in W1; Advertising agency CDP is marketing its 33 Soho Square headquarters in W1; EPB Communications is looking to dispose of its Berners Mews offices in W1; IT company, Informa is looking to dispose of 745 sq m (8,019 sq ft) at Newlands House W1, while Colt Telecom is about to market its 3,345 sq m (36,000 sq ft) office at 79 New Cavendish Street, also in W1. - (14-11-2001)

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Lend Lease buys part of Patent Office

City & Provincial and Lend Lease have acquired part of the former Patent Office at 10 Furnival Street, London EC4 for about £12.5m. The eastern part of the building has been acquired from City & General, which is currently refurbishing the 4,645 sq m (50,000 sq ft) Central Court and the 2,787 sq m (30,000 sq ft) Staple Court. This phase is due to be completed in August 2002 and Jones Land LaSalle and Montagu Evans are to begin marketing in September. The eastern part of the building will be refurbished and extended at a cost of £15m and the office content will be increased from 8,175 sq m to 10,312 sq m (88,000 sq ft to 111,000 sq ft). The Lend Lease joint venture was advised by Knight Frank. - (25-08-2001)

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Ericsson to move European HQ

Ericsson is to move its London-based operations from its current regional office at 1 St James's Square, London SW1 to 105 Wigmore Street, London W1. The telecoms company is thought to have taken about 2,601 sq m (28,000 sq ft) in the top four floors. The move is being made as a consequence of the ongoing "Efficiency program" in the company and was taken after Ericsson reduced its London-based workforce from more than 100 to around 70 staff. It is said that the move will "substantially lower costs". The London offices deals with treasury and vendor finance, strategic global HR operations, and communications functions such as investor relations and marketing and sales operations. - (24-08-2001)

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WGS appointed at Wood Wharf

British Waterways has appointed Weatherall Green & Smith to advise on the redevelopment of Wood Wharf, east of Canary Wharf, London E14. Discussions are to be held with the planning authorities to "maximise the development potential" of the site. The site is seen as having potential for a "high-density, quality, mixed-use office and residential scheme". - (19-08-2001)

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Lots Road application submitted

Taylor Woodrow, the construction group, has submitted a planning application for the power station at Lots Road, London SW10 to be retained as a mixed-use office and retail centre, with about 8,361 sq m (90,000 sq ft) of space. The scheme for the seven acre site also includes two 39 and 25-storey residential towers. Taylor Woodrow acquired the site last year and is said to have teamed up with Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong-Kong group, for the £350m project. The scheme will be developed by the joint venture company called Circadian and has been designed by Terry Farrell & Partners. - (12-06-2001)

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Mayor agrees Lehman Brothers scheme

The mayor of London decided not to direct London Borough of Hackney to refuse the Northgate project, designed by Sidell Gibson for Lehman Brothers. In the decision letter the mayor has said that the 17-storey office and retail development "would contribute to London's global city role". However the mayor also said that he will ensure that the scheme, and the adjoining scheme planned by Railtrack, to not compromise each other when he considers the Railtrack proposals. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is thought to be concerned that Hackney failed to consult it on the proposals, which CABE says are "incompatible" with the Railtrack proposals and should be refused. - (02-06-2001)

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M&S to relocate to Paddington

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that it is moving from its headquarters at Michael House, Baker Street, London W1 to Chelsfield's Paddington Basin development in London W2. Marks & Spencer has taken the 22,300 sq m (240,000 sq ft) Waterside building. The relocation of M&S from Baker Street is already prompting interest in the redevelopment of Michael House, and M&S is said to have appointed architect BDP to obtain planning permission for a mixed office and residential scheme that could include around 1 million sq ft of office space. - (27-05-2001)

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Crown Estate to spend £500m in W1

The Crown Estate has announced a ten-year plan to spend £500m on improving property in Regents Street, London W1 to provide modern office and retail space. The Crown Estate is consulting the public on the plans and is emphasising that it intends to preserve the character of the Nash-designed street. - (20-05-2001)

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Waterloo 'future' is 4.3m sq ft of offices

The Waterloo area could see the development of over 400,000 sq m (4.3 million sq ft) of office space in the future, under a new unitary development plan being discussed by London Borough of Lambeth. The council has just published an 'issues' paper about the future of the north of the borough and particularly the redevelopment plans for Waterloo mainline station. In the past local resident groups have fiercely opposed office development in the area, particularly the office and retail schemes for the Coin Street put forward by Greycoat in the 1980's. - (08-05-2001)

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BT to leave Newgate Street

British Telecom is to leave its purpose built 27,870 sq m (300,000 sq ft) headquarters building at Newgate Street, London EC1 in the next 12-18 months. Staff will be transferred to other divisions in BT buildings and the 400-500 'central activities' staff and executives will move to a smaller office in London. The Newgate Street head office and the Telecom Tower were the only buildings omitted from the £2bn property portfolio deal announced last month. - (04-05-2001)

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Railtrack tower proposed for E1

Railtrack Property has submitted plans for a new office and retail scheme on the edge of the City of London. The proposed elliptical glass and steel development, on the corner of Norton Folgate and Worship Street, in London E1, has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, and will have 19,000 sq m (204,521 sq ft) of offices in a 23-storey tower. It is said that Railtrack had hoped to create a larger development by linking the site to the adjoining site owned by Lehman Brothers. The bulk of the scheme will be built over the railway lines and will include 200 sq m (2,153 sq ft) of retail space next to the main office entrance. - (30-04-2001)

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Burberry replaces eToys

Burberry, the UK luxury clothing chain owned by GUS, is said to have taken an assignment of eToys former office space at St Alban's House, 10 St Alban's Street, London SW1. The office space amounts to about 4,270 sq m (45,962 sq ft) and is to be used as Burberry's headquarters. Robert Neil & Co is advising Burberry. Burberry has its administrative office at 29 Chatham Place, London E9 and its main retail store at 18 Haymarket, London SW1. - (21-04-2001)

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Victoria plans revived

Plans by Railtrack to redevelop the major rail interchanges in central London continues apace. A £250m mixed-use redevelopment scheme for Victoria Station, London SW1, first mooted in the mid-1990's, is being revived. Railtrack is said to be working on a revised masterplan for the Victoria site, which could see an office and retail development of about 46,451 sq m (500,000 sq ft) built at the station. The latest scheme seems likely to integrate a new bus terminal within the scheme with offices above. In addition to the Victoria proposals Railtrack is currently working on plans for 'office-led' mixed-use schemes at Paddington, London Bridge, Kings Cross and with Pillar at Cricklewood, north London. There have also been rumours of investigations by Railtrack on the potential of redeveloping at Waterloo. At Victoria, Railtrack is said to be about to undertake a study, along with other developers with schemes in the area, to assess the level of demand. The developers could include Land Securities, Grosvenor Estate, and Howard Ronson International. The total future potential of developments in the Victoria area amount to over 1.5m sq ft of office space. An end-user 'demand' survey would be no doubt be helpful as at present everyone seems to be chasing Enron, the US energy company, which has the largest known West End requirement. - (26-03-2001)

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SG to expand at Tower Hill site

A planning application has been submitted by Healey & Baker on behalf of SG (Societe Generale), for the redevelopment of the Minories multi-storey car park adjoining SG's office at 41 Tower Hill, London EC3. The proposal is to redevelop the Corporation of London car park to provide a 9-storey office block of 23,937 sq m (257,657 sq ft) gross and 18,615 sq m (200,371 sq ft) net office floorspace. - (17-10-2000)

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