PLP Architecture

PLP Architecture
Practice information
Partners Lee Polisano, David Leventhal, Karen Cook, Ron Bakker, Jon Neville-Jones, Mark Kelly, Kevin Flanagan, Alessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebless, Bernard Storch
Founded 2009
Significant works and honors
Projects The Edge, 22 Bishopsgate, Francis Crick Institute, Nova Victoria
Website
www.plparchitecture.com

PLP Architecture is an architecture firm based in London. In November 2015, the firm received a resolution to grant planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest tower in the City of London,[1] and is also known for completing the world's most sustainable office building, The Edge, in Amsterdam.[2]

History

The firm was founded by Lee Polisano, former President of the American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), David Leventhal, former KPF Senior Partner, and Fred Pillbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, all former KPF Partners, following their departure from the firm's London office in 2009.[3][4] Pilbrow soon left the start-up to start his own firm.[5] The firm now counts numerous other former KPF employees as partners, including Jon Neville-Jones and Mark Kelly, both formerly directors at KPF, and Kevin Flanagan, Alessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebles, and Bernard Storch.[6]

Projects

The Edge

In 2015, PLP completed the world's most sustainable office building according to the Building Research Establishment (BRE), The Edge, in Amsterdam. The building received the highest BREEAM rating ever awarded to an office building, a score of 98.36%.[2]

22 Bishopsgate

In November 2015, PLP received a resolution to grant planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, which will be the tallest tower in the City of London, a 62-storey multiple tenancy office tower developed by a consortium led by AXA Real Estate.[1] The building is expected to provide workspaces for nearly 12,000 people, and to be the first building in London to be WELL Certified, a building rating system focused on human health and wellness.[7][8]

Other notable projects

Also as of 2015, the practice was building the new biomedical research facility for the Medical Research Council, The Francis Crick Institute at King's Cross St. Pancras together with HOK,[9][10] the new headquarters of BSkyB,[11] and the new Crossrail over-site development at Bond Street tube station,[12] among other projects.

Projects in progress

The company has submitted planning proposals for London's first Microapartment building on Stratford's High Street,[13] the redevelopment of Sampson House and Ludgate House on the southbank next to the Tate Modern into London's densest residential area,[14] and a 43-storey hotel at 150 Bishopsgate, the first luxury hotel to be built in Central London in 30 years.[15]

Other clients

In addition to working across the Middle East and Asia, PLP Architecture has worked with some of the most significant land developers in London and the UK, including Land Securities,[16] Grosvenor,[17] Heron International,[18] and Mace Group.[19] Other clients include the Qatar Foundation,[20] Mubadala,[21] Burberry[22] and King's College London.[23]

Office locations

The firm's offices are located in the 1930s Art Deco Ibex House building in the City of London, which also houses the Fairtrade Foundation, while it also maintains an office in Shanghai.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 Sisson, Patrick. "62-Story Tower Just Approved for London's Financial District". Curbed. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Edge, Amsterdam". breeam.com. Building Research Establishment. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Kollewe, Julia (17 November 2015). "Reworked Pinnacle to set new heights for City of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Branson, Adam. "Interview: Lee Polisano". building.co.uk. Building Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Branson, Adam. "Interview: Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture". Property Week Magazine. Metropolis. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "PLP Architecture". architecture.com. The Website of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
  7. ↑ "Delos WELL Certification". delos.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Robarts, Stu. "22 Bishopsgate to join London's high-profile high-rise cluster". gizmag.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Jourdan, Thea (7 March 2014). "A new way of working for scientists". The Telegraph`. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Architecture". The Francis Crick Institute Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "BSkyB Phase II". MorrisRoe Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Bond Street". Crossrail Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Mairs, Jessica. "PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London". Dezeen. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Fulcher, Merlin (7 November 2011). "http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/plp-bags-sampson-and-ludgate-house-redevelopment-job/8622171.article". The Architects' Journal. External link in |title= (help);
  15. ↑ Jefford, Kasmira. "Geral Ronson sells Heron Plaza site to Singapore's UOL for £97m". cityam.com (City A.M.). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Nova, Victoria: London's new destination". landsecurities.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Over-site development application submitted for Bond Street station western ticket hall at Davies Street". grosvenor.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  18. ↑ Rogers, David (12 January 2011). "http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-heron-plaza-gets-planning/5011397.article". Retrieved 20 November 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  19. ↑ "Mace appointed to deliver Chiltern Place, Ronson Capital Partners’ latest development". macegroup.com. Mace. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  20. ↑ Welch, Adrian. "PLP Architecture: Practice Information". e-architect.com. E-Architect. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  21. ↑ Wright, Emilie. "PLP: So Business is Looking Up?". building.co.uk. Building Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Rogers, David (24 April 2012). "PLP's Burberry office clears planning hurdle". Building Design. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  23. ↑ Klettner, Andrea. "AJ interview: how the KPF 'breakaway five' became 65". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  24. ↑ "PLP Architecture". British Expertise International. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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