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100 VE – Unilever London HQ, London, UK

Unilever London Headquarters (100 VE), a landmark structure overlooking Blackfriars Bridge and the River Thames, was completed in 1931 and listed in 1977. While distinguished on the exterior, the plan of the building was cramped, with a series of narrow fingers overlooking dark and dreary light wells to the rear. The interior was highly compartmented, with narrow circulation corridors that had evolved over time as areas were modified. Staff restaurant and breakout spaces were in the basement, visitors met in windowless rooms at ground floor, and generally the interiors were cut off from the stunning panoramic views.

Salesforce Tower, London, UK

Heron Tower is a response to a clearly identified need for highly serviced modern office space for international companies at the heart of London. The site, at the junction of Bishopsgate, Houndsditch and Camomile Street, has been a significant gateway to the City of London since Roman times. Responding to the technical and social demands of the new workplace, the building is arranged around a series of three story atria or villages, which will serve as gathering spaces for thirteen different tenants in the building.

Two Kingdom Street, London, UK

Two Kingdom Street is part of Paddington Central, a mixed use scheme developed on the site of the old goods yards to the northwest of Paddington Station. The building is set between the busy elevated Westway and, to the south, the quieter environment of Kingdom Street, the landscaped spine of the development.

This changes everything: An investigation into the evolving responsibilities of the Built Environment sector in a post-pandemic world

PLP Labs and PLP Architecture continued to operate through the COVID-19 pandemic, adopting like many others new ways of working internally and with our partners. We used this global disruption as an opportunity to not only continue the high calibre work that we always strive to produce, but to learn from the changing world, produce better work and enhance the ways that we create the built environment.

St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford, UK

The Ruth Deech Building combines residential, academic and support functions, with 110 student en-suite rooms, an 80-seat lecture theatre, three 25 seat seminar rooms, and catering facilities. During term breaks and summer months, the building also serves as a conference centre and summer school.

Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK

The Rothermere American Institute is a dynamic hub of research, teaching and discussion: an inclusive forum for the exchange of ideas between visitors, academics and students. The award-winning project is conceived as a pavilion that faces out onto a new garden quadrangle and Mansfield College beyond. Its sensitive design has been lauded as “one of the most beautiful recent buildings in Oxford.”

Imperial College Prince’s Gardens Masterplan, London, UK

The townscape benefits of our scheme convinced English Heritage and the City of Westminster to support the scheme. The project is one of the most important restorations of an historic London Square since World War II.

Through careful internal design, our scheme provided more rooms of a higher standard than the larger building which it replaced. Approximately 900 students are housed, all in en-suite facilities. Other amenities are provided at ground floor level: a medical centre, a dental centre, local grocery and a bar/restaurant.

100 VE – Unilever London HQ, London, UK

Salesforce Tower, London, UK

Two Kingdom Street, London, UK

This changes everything: An investigation into the evolving responsibilities of the Built Environment sector in a post-pandemic world

St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford, UK

Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK

Imperial College Prince’s Gardens Masterplan, London, UK

27 Old Bond Street, London, UK

15/25 Davies Street, London, UK

21 Davies Street, London, UK

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