Original structure: Giles Gilbert Scott

Battersea Power Station - redevelopment masterplan
Rafael Viñoly
architecture competition – announced Apr 2007

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View from North Bank

New Master Plan for Battersea Power Station Presented

Iconic Station to Be Brought Back to Life via the Most Advanced and Unique Sustainable Development Ever Built in the United Kingdom


Turbine Hall A

Rafael Viñoly Architects PC and Real Estate Opportunities Limited (REO) have revealed the master plan design for the redevelopment of the historic Battersea Power Station site along the River Thames. Designed and constructed in the 1930s by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the station, which was in operation until 1983, will now be revived as a vital element of the most advanced sustainable development ever built in the United Kingdom. The 8 million-square-foot master plan will provide residential, retail, hotel, and office space, as well as leisure, cultural, and community accommodations on the largest development site in central London. The Battersea Power Station initiative will act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the wider Nine Elms Corridor.


Plaza

The power station will once again be used to produce electricity with a new combined cooling, heat and power plant, but it will employ renewable resources to do so. Surrounded by public parks and plazas, the key historic spaces of the station will be preserved, with key elements redeveloped as a commercial complex including a museum and open-air park.

Aerial view


Alongside the power station, a landmark "Eco-Dome" and "Chimney" will incorporate the largest solar-driven ventilation system ever conceived, funneling hot air through the central shaft of the tower and drawing in cool air at ground level. This will eliminate the need for air conditioning in the commercial and ground floor retail spaces housed beneath the Eco-Dome, decreasing energy demand in the buildings by as much as 67 percent and dramatically reducing carbon emissions. The Eco-Dome will incorporate a new underground station, providing enhanced public transportation access to the site.


Riverfront view

"The Battersea Power Station Master Plan is based on rigorous principles of environmental, economic, and social sustainability," said Rafael Viñoly. "The proposed scheme creates a balanced mix of uses to ensure a fully integrated urban environment, provides a new transportation solution, and establishes an energy strategy that radically reduces consumption, as well as generating a clean supply through the use of renewable sources. The visual presence of this near transparent marker on the skyline defines a new opportunity area signaling London's commitment to innovation and sustainability."


Power station central roof garden

Rob Tincknell, managing director of Treasury Holdings UK, said: "We don't embark on projects that we can't deliver. We are determined that Londoners will not be disappointed and this area will be brought back to life in the most spectacular way. It will be a place to live, work, and play."

Rafael Viñoly Architects' project director for the complex is John Drew. Headquartered in the firm's London office, he is also leading its high-profile Curve theatre project for Leicester, England, among others.

Battersea Power Station redevelopment architect - Rafael Viñoly

Battersea Power Station
1939
Giles Gilbert Scott
Location: Wandsworth, west London

scanned photo from 1997 by adrian welch

Battersea Power Station upgraded to Grade II* in 2007

Previously:
Battersea Power Station redevelopment
2004-
Arup Associates + Grimshaw Associates

For Parkview International
A long-running project, now titled The Power Station

Facts re this London Power Station:
Architect: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, designer of the red telephone box
Battersea Power Station caught fire in 1964
Power production at the Station B finished in 1983
Coal-fired electrical generation
Grade II listed building
Brick-clad, steel-framed building



London Architects

London Architecture

Battersea Power Station Architect - Giles Gilbert Scott

also by Rafael Viñoly in London: Walkie Talkie building

English Architecture - Awards

Battersea Weave Office Building, London, UK
2004-10
UN Studio Architects



Hampton Court Palace

Royal College of Art South London Campus - multi-purpose building, Battersea
2007-
Haworth Tompkins Architects
RIBA Architecture Competition

Battersea Power Station previous redevelopment architect - Grimshaw Associates

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