"Hopkins' vision for the building includes improving the arrival experience and connections at ground level to Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Station, repositioning it as 'a vibrant destination for business, culture and tourism', ensuring it continues to appeal to businesses and reducing its energy usage. Plans include transforming the Victorian brick arches beneath the building into a space with high-quality retail and amenities. On top of that, the architects want to to improve connections to nearby stations, introduce more greenery, install more seating areas and celebrate the site's 'unique history and character through thoughtful placemaking'."
"One Embankment Place is the impressive postmodern-style building above Charing Cross station that was originally designed by the late Sir Terry Farrell in the 1980s. If you look at it from the other side of the Thames, you'll see that it resembles Victorian trainshed roofs rising up from the riverbank. The building mostly houses offices and, since it was completed in 1991, it has been the headquarters of professional services network PwC."
One Embankment Place, a postmodern building above Charing Cross station designed by Sir Terry Farrell and completed in 1991, currently houses offices and has served as PwC's headquarters. Property developer Bridgemont has appointed Hopkins Architects to lead a major refurbishment to update the building's public realm, improve transport links and reduce energy use. Plans include enhancing ground-level arrivals and connections to Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Station, converting Victorian brick arches into high-quality retail and amenities, and introducing more greenery and seating. The vision aims to reposition the building as a vibrant destination for business, culture and tourism while respecting the site's history through placemaking.
Read at Time Out London
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