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The London mayor has backed the £150m refurbishment of the 9,300 sq m (100,000 sq ft) former Commonwealth Institute in High Street Kensington, London, W8. The refurbishment will include space for the Design Museum and three new residential blocks by Chelsfield. The architects for the Parabola scheme are Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf of OMA. Further negotiations will be needed before work can start. - (19-06-2009)
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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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British Land and Chelsfield are said to be in discussions to form a joint venture company to develop the White City centre in west London. The 16.6ha (40-acre) site between Wood Lane and the West Cross route is planned as £700m shopping centre of around 111,482 sq m (1.2m sq ft) and this will include an office complex, a hotel, 9,290 sq m (100,000 sq ft) of leisure space and social housing. The scheme has been designed by Ian Richie and has meet with many planning objections. - (18-02-2002)
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The Financial Times, owned by Pearson, will not now occupy office space at The Riverside Building on Southwark Bridge SE1. The 8,469 sq m (91,160 sq ft) Riverside Building is being developed by Chelsfield and is now back on the market through Healey & Baker. The building should be completed in May 2002. Last year Stephen Hill, the FT Group chief executive, was keen to build an "FT Campus" in Southwark but the plans now seemed to have changed. - (26-10-2001)
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English Heritage has likened the proposals by Renzo Piano for the 300m high Sellar "shard of glass" skyscraper at London Bridge to a "spike through the heart of the Tower of London". The opposition from English Heritage will prompt a public inquiry into the proposals, leading to the scheme being determined by the new Environment Secretary Stephen Byers. English Heritage at the same meeting supported proposals for two residential towers at Lots Road power station in Chelsea, undoubtably far enough away from any heritage sites, and regarded by English Heritage as "two high quality tall buildings which we think will enhance river views and the skyline of this part of London without damaging the historic environment." It may be sometime before we hear such comments from English Heritage about an office tower in the City of London. - (02-07-2001)
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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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Orange, the telecoms company, is said to have pre-let the whole of the 'Point' building at Chelsfield's Paddington Basin scheme at North Wharf Road, London W2 as its global headquarters. The Point has been designed by Terry Farrell & Partners and provides about 20,657 sq m (222,352 sq ft) of office space. Orange is thought to be moving staff from its London offices, Paris and other European cities by the end of 2002. King Sturge is advising Orange. - (20-02-2001)
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