Headquarters Crown Estate Commissioners, London
This redevelopment project to provide a new head office for the Crown Estate Commissioners involved the restoration and conversion of part of Nash's Grand Terraces of Central London. This is a Grade I Listed Building, the interior of which is of unique importance, being executed ...
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Project details
Title: | Headquarters Crown Estate Commissioners, London |
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Entr. year: | 1990 |
Result: | Diploma |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Town: | London SW1, England |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Building type/ Project type: | Office building |
Former use: | Gambling casino |
Actual use: | Office building (corporate headquarters) |
Built: | 19th century |
Architect / Proj.leader: | John Nash , Hunter & Partner |
The Jury's citation: | "For the restoration of part of Nash's grand terraces of Central London as offices for the extension of the Crown Estate Commissioners' Headquarters". |
GPS: | 51°30'24.1"N 0°7'49.2"W |
Description:
This redevelopment project to provide a new head office for the Crown Estate Commissioners involved the restoration and conversion of part of Nash's Grand Terraces of Central London. This is a Grade I Listed Building, the interior of which is of unique importance, being executed around 1860 by Owen Jones, a leading Architect/Designer of the day, whose publication "The Grammar of Ornament" still survives as a reference book on interir design. Hunter & Partner's new work and renovation details have been carefully executed to enhance and extend the life of the building, and sensitively incorporate the services essential to modern office usage.
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