PDP London

PDP London is an architectural practice based in the UK. Chairman Paul Davis who founded the practice in 1994[1] retired as chairman in 2013, with the other 10 partners continuing to lead. Its head office is at Ebury Street, London; in recent years it has expanded, opening an office in Hong Kong, in 2011, and a second London office (2012) in Covent Garden.

It has been in the Architects' Journal AJ 100 list of the top 100 UK practices, in 2012 winning the awards for Practice of the Year, and Sustainable Practice of the Year, whilst also being highly commended in the categories for Fastest Growing Practice and International Practice of the Year.[2][3][4][5]

Notable Projects

Cambridge House, formerly premises of the In and Out Club, London.[6]

3-10 Grosvenor Crescent, London.

Park Lane for the Dorchester Collection, London.

Code 5 Housing Project, Carryduff, Belfast.

100 Princedale Road, London.

Duke of York Square, London.

The Westminster Terrace, Hong Kong.

Saatchi Gallery, London.

Cadogan Hall, London.

St George's Church Tufnell Park, London.

Sustainability

The practice has a close collaboration with Eight Associates who focus on the delivery of BREEAM accredited sustainable buildings.

In 2010 PDP London completed work on the refurbishment of a social housing project (100 Princedale Road), to Passivhaus standards, reducing C02 emissions by 83% and using 94% less energy. Described by the founder of Passivhaus as “…one of the most advanced worldwide,”[7] it won the award for best small housing project at the AJ Retrofit awards 2012.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://aj100.architectsjournal.co.uk/firm/Paul-Davis-Partners-now-PDP-London/firm.aspx
  2. ↑ http://aj100.architectsjournal.co.uk/view/view.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.aj100awards.com/409203
  4. ↑ "AJ100 Sustainable Practice of the Year". Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  5. ↑ "AJ100 Practice of the Year". Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221357/Cambridge-House-Billionaire-property-magnate-brothers-plan-transform-dilapidated-house.html
  7. ↑ http://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/projects/detail/?cId=15#.UH1D47St8W8
  8. ↑ http://www.retrofitawards.com/470402


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