Carlton House Terrace, SW1
Type offices
Size 8360 sq. m. (90,000 sq. ft.)
Client P & O Developments
Status Completed
Scheme description
This former annex of The British Council offices in Carlton House Terrace was standing vacant and it required a new lease of life as a self contained building.
The existing building had inefficient circulation, narrow floor plates, poor natural light to the ground floor and a concealed entrance leading to a restricted reception.
It was not without potential, as a detailed rights to light and daylighting study established a capacity for an additional 30-40,000 sq. ft., thereby creating a major headquarters office at this prestigious address. The entrance was moved to the centre of the building with a double height reception leading to glass panoramic lifts within a central atrium.
The completed project provided a 40% increase in net internal areas and a dramatic improvement in the quality of the internal environment.
The building was let to Anglo American on completion.
