DOLPHIN SQUARE THE NEXT 100 YEARS

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Introduction to the Dolphin Square Estate

This document summarises the Planning Application submitted to City Council in early 2018 for the Refurbishment, Unit Mix Adaptation and Further Development of the Dolphin Square Estate. It explains why this project is necessary to secure the Estate for the next 100 years and introduces the vision for its future created by Eric Parry Architects (www.ericparryarchitects.co.uk)

The Dolphin Square Estate is home to over 2,500 people and is the UK’s largest private residential rented apartment block. Set within a 7.4 acre estate in the heart of , it comprises:

1106 Residential Flats 3.4 acre gardens

• 222 x Studios 124 serviced apartments

• 564 x 1 Bed A retail arcade

• 264 x 2 Bed A spa

• 41 x 3 Bed A gym, including a pool & squash courts

• 12 x 4 Bed Riverside tennis court

• 3 x 5 Bed A restaurant 251 car parking spaces

The Estate is owned by The Dolphin Square Estate Limited and managed by Dolphin Square Limited, which are companies controlled by Westbrook Partners, a US real estate investment management company www.westbrookpartners.com

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The Next 100 Years

Since acquiring the Square in 2006, Westbrook has invested over £40 million in a comprehensive maintenance and improvement programme

However, at 80 years old, much of the fabric and structure of the building is out of date and in need of significant investment to secure the future of the Square for the next 100 years

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History

Dolphin Square was designed by Gordon Jeeves, built by Costain and completed in 1938

It was originally conceived as a novel, inclusive, way of living in Central for people who wanted to live close to their work For 80 years Dolphin Square has attracted a diverse range of residents, from actors, taxi drivers and military personnel to businessmen and women, barristers and MPs

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Dolphin Square Today

Dolphin Square is managed by Dolphin Square Limited’s dedicated on-site team of over 180 people who look after all aspects of the Estate: lettings, serviced apartments, spa, gym, restaurant and shops as well as providing maintenance and cleaning services for the residents

The Square is consistently 95% occupied with 60% of tenants being singles and sharers and young professionals. Residents are attracted by the single ownership, sense of community, 24-hour security, financially accessible rentals, central location and onsite amenities. The average stay is two years, though some have lived at the Square for over 40 years

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Executive Summary

Westbrook is proposing a comprehensive refurbishment of the Estate, to include windows, lifts, wiring and plumbing Westbrook is also proposing to build 189 additional residential homes:

• 162 are located within the proposed new Rodney House, roof-top extensions and Townhouses

• 27 are located within the existing residential buildings through unit mix adaption and refurbishment In addition, it is proposed that 81 additional Serviced Apartments are built

New Development Areas

Proposed view from the

5 Detailed Proposals

The Proposals look to enhance the original architectural vision for Dolphin Square and to increase the amount of flats across the Estate to ensure that it remains a financially accessible home to Londoners for the next hundred years. To achieve this, the Proposals are:

Refurbishment and Unit Mix Adaptation New Development

• Refurbishing and reconfiguring the • Replacement of Rodney House existing flats to enable us to build an (Serviced Apartments) with a taller additional 27 studios, one-bed and building to create an additional 78 two-bedroom units residential flats and increasing the Serviced Apartments from 124 to 205 • Landscaping and public realm

improvements, to enhance the setting • Roof top extensions to the main of the Square and its connection residential buildings to provide to the community and immediate 68 additional flats surroundings including level access • A row of 16 Townhouses on the to the Gardens Western Carriageway with

• Renewing windows, lifts, roofs, pipes landscape improvements and wiring across the Estate • Re-housing the leisure facilities beneath the rebuilt Rodney House to extend the existing Gardens

• New amenity space with improved landscaping to the Carriageways either side of the Estate

Existing Proposed

Main Building Residential Flats 1,106 Refurb/Reconfig 1,133

Rooftop New Build 68

Rodney Residential Flats 0 78

Townhouses 0 16

Total Residential 1,106 1,295

UNIT BREAKDOWN Total Serviced Apartments 124 205

6 The Proposed New Rodney House & Improved Landscaping

It is proposed to replace Rodney House with a new building to match the quality and scale of the remaining 12 residential Houses and to enhance the overall composition and balance of the Estate The Proposals will provide modern servicing and generous fl oor to ceiling heights. The proposed facades have been carefully crafted so that the new design references and acknowledges the character and rhythm of the remaining Residential Houses, whilst creating a new, more befi tting entrance to the Gardens The overall composition and design of the façade follows the principles and design intent discussed previously with Westminster’s Planning Department during the Pre-Application process

Proposed Chichester Street Elevations

7 Proposed view of reconfi gured Gardens www.tlg-landscape.co.uk

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan has designed the proposed Gardens and worked closely with the architect Gordon new elements of landscaping to compliment the context Jeeves to create the landscaping as a central feature to of the Estate and to build on the legacy of Richard the development. A full landscape design statement has Sudell’s original design. Sudell was the President of the been submitted by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan as part of Institute of Landscape Architects when he designed the the detailed Planning Application

View looking south into Gardens from the new Rodney House

8 Roof Top Extensions and Townhouses

View of rooftop extensions to existing Residential Houses (looking south)

It is proposed that the existing nine storeys of the Houses on the NEW East and West Carriageways and STOREY Grosvenor Road are sensitively extended with one additional storey The impact of this has been reviewed in detail with our heritage consultant, Richard Coleman City Designer, and it has been subject to much analysis of the verifi ed views to get a solution that Westbrook feel is suitable for the scale of EXISTING BUILDING the overall Estate and also with the surrounding buildings on Claverton Street and the listed terrace on St George’s Square www.citydesigner.com

Part Elevation of the Carriageway Elevation of the main building

9 View of new Townhouses on West Carriageway

The proposed Townhouses are sited The proposal excavates the ramp and part of the on the Western Carriageway along the ground fl oor slab to the existing basement car park level to allow for a basement level to the Townhouses boundary wall where the carpark ramp and ground plus two storeys above. The western rear is currently situated elevation of the houses ties in to the new boundary wall that will be demolished and reconstructed as part of the proposed works

Proposed Townhouses: East Elevation

10 Stakeholder Consultation

An extensive programme of resident and community engagement was undertaken during the 18 months prior to submission of the Planning Application to Westminster City Council. The programme of engagement involved discussing the proposals with:

• Westminster City Council members and offi cers

• Greater London Authority

• Local Ward Councillors

• Dolphin Square residents

• Community and amenity groups

• Residents and businesses in the Pimlico area In response to the feedback received during these consultations, the scale of the Proposals was reduced and the landscaping concept was developed further to include the replacement of the Moroccan Gardens

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Area Schedule Breakdown

Building Breakdown Existing Total Proposed Area uplift

Area GEA NSA/NIA GEA NSA/NIA GEA NSA/NIA sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm

Residential

New Estate Rooftop Flats 0 0 5,640 3,656 5,640 3,656

New Townhouses 0 0 3,147 2,504 3,147 2,504

New Rodney Flats 0 0 8,349 5,208 8,349 5,234

Refurbished / Reconfigured Estate Flats 73,529 54,554 72,616 52,386 -913 -2,168

Total Residential 73,529 54,554 89,752 63,754 16,223 9,200

Ancilliary 10,871 8,153 9,993 7,495 -878 -659

Total Residential + Ancilliary 84,400 62,707 99,745 71,249 15,345 8,541

Serviced Apartments 8,935 6,274 10,915 6,763 1,980 489

Ancilliary 1,377 1,033 4,427 3,080 3,050 2,047

Total Serviced Apartments + Ancilliary 10,312 7,307 15,342 9,843 5,030 2,536

Retail 1,044 783 1,309 982 265 199

Leisure 3,019 2,264 2,373 1,780 -646 -485

Office 115 86 0 0 -115 -86

TOTAL excluding parking 98,890 73,148 118,769 83,853 19,879 10,705

Car Park 4,832 3,624 4,975 3,731 143 107

TOTAL SQM 103,722 76,772 123,744 87,584 +20,022 +10,812

GEA is Gross External Area NSA is Net Salelable Area NIA is Net Internal Area

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Mark Donnor Managing Principal Westbrook Partners 020 7659 9450 [email protected]

David Collard Managing Principal Westbrook Partners 020 7659 9450 [email protected]

Neil Miller-Chalk General Manager Dolphin Square Limited 020 7834 3800 [email protected]

Alexandra Durnford Communications Advisor Dolphin Square Limited 020 7834 3800 [email protected]

Jon Gooding Senior Advisor Dolphin Square Limited 020 7834 3800 [email protected]

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