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Westminster City Council has approved plans to transform 25 Hanover Square, a 7-storey office building on a prominent corner site in London’s Mayfair, into a high-quality future-forward workplace.
Designed by architects, interior designers and workplace experts Basha-Franklin for asset and development manager Morgan Capital, the plans comprehensively refurbish the existing office through an innovative inside-out approach. Proposals include a new entrance and reception at ground level, premium workspace, and a reconfigured terrace on the 7th floor overlooking the square. Sustainable, high-performance materials will be used throughout, while the building’s original materials will be reused and repurposed.
The plans retain much of the existing structure, while considerable changes will be made inside and out.
Key moves include:
- Reworking the exterior with realigned and rearticulated facades to enhance the building’s character and appearance within the Mayfair Conservation Area while complementing more recent developments.
- Recontextualising the building and lowering the perceived height through relocating the top floor terrace from south to north to create a more uniform overall massing and composition.
- Re-establishing the viewing corridor from Walker Street to the Grade II listed St George’s church by relocating the core to the back of the building. The new glazed feature stair maximises daylight framing views on every floor towards South London and the east.
Alex Franklin, Director of Architecture at Basha-Franklin, said: “Our design recasts this prominent 7-storey building into something more contextual, giving it purpose and relevance while bringing greater harmony to Hanover Square. This is a future-forward building in every respect – from the super flexible interior layouts to technical innovation and our choice of newly emerging materials.”
Alex Morgan, Asset & Development Manager, Morgan Capital, added: “The proposals for 25 Hanover Square will restore the building’s relationship with the square while achieving the highest possible standards for design and sustainability. Through close dialogue with WCC Planning and Design Officers, we’re delighted to have secured a considerably seamless planning consent for what will be one of the most inspiring and people-focused workplaces in central London.”
Work will commence on-site before the end of the year, with completion due in late 2024.
FMJ in conjunction with Grundon Waste Management is pleased to launch the 2023 waste management and recycling survey which examines the ways in which FMs approach their waste management responsibilities.
In this, the sixth year for the annual appraisal, we know there is a greater opportunity than ever for FMs to reappraise their waste and recycling operations and help their organisations meet the growing pressure to achieve ESG goals.
We want to learn how FMs have adapted to the legislative, economic and societal changes of the past year and how they plan to meet the latest waste and recycling targets.
In this survey we’ve posed a series of questions which include insights into FMs’ waste management strategy and targets, how they’re moving towards zero waste targets, and the importance of not just meeting compliance targets but also ESG goals.
The results of the 2023 survey will be published in FMJ magazine and form the basis of a white paper co-written by FMJ and the experts at Grundon on how to approach waste and recycling strategies.
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