Following the success of the Turnbull building, which was the first building to be developed in the area south of the Central Station known as the Clavering quarter, we subsequently obtained permission for the redevelopment of the adjacent Bemco site.

The clients had proposed a residential development on this site immediately adjacent to the Turnbull Building but this had been rejected on appeal on the grounds of unsuitability of the design by others.

The client then engaged Bill Hopper Design to negotiate the difficult mine field of the planning requirements in the area – conservation area, listed buildings to all sides to produce new proposals, for which we received planning consent in 2005.

This is a 20,000 square foot net of top quality office development over five floors using materials, height references, setbacks and articulation to produce a contemporary foil to the listed buildings around it.  Construction is expected to commence in 2007.