Residential Workbook

RESIDENTIAL WORKBOOK

JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS CONTENTS 2 A Contextual Approach to Residential Design

“OUR DESIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, WHETHER Projects 6 Holland Park Villas IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS, ARE PREDICATED IN THE FIRST 12 Lillie Square INSTANCE ON A SPECIFIC URBAN IMPERATIVE. THE 14 Lillie Square Affordable Homes 16 Wellington House STRENGTH OF OUR WORK LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO CREATE 20 Millbank Tower FROM THIS A ROBUST CIVIC IDENTITY AND A REAL SENSE 22 Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side West 24 Apex House OF COMMUNITY.” 26 1 Station Square 28 Ashley Road South Masterplan c 32 Westfield Plot C AIDAN POTTER, PARTNER, JOHN M ASLAN + PARTNERS 34 Greenford Green 36 Dalston Junction 40 Leeds Student Village 42 St John’s Wood Barracks 44 Çiftçiler 46 Seager 47 Royal Military Academy 50 Hallsville Quarter 52 Bolshevik Living 56 Presnenskiy Val Apartments 58 Mosfilm Residential Phase 1 60 Stanislavsky Factory 64 Polyanka/44 66 Jurmala Apartments 68 Trellick Tower 69 10 Palace Gate 70 Mandarin Oriental 76 Park Hyatt 78 Golf Clubhouse Development 82 Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

88 Timeline 90 End Matter 4 Residential 5 A Contextual Approach to Residential Design A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

Holland Park Villas, London Holland Park Villas, London Apex House, London

There is always the temptation to specialise development, as do the 184-unit Chatham is elegant and sensitively ordered, bringing the iconic Stanislavsky Factory site in within any given architectural sector, Place development in Reading, and the something fresh to its setting. Design central Moscow. The practice’s Polyanka and in residential design clients often 320-unit scheme in Canning Town’s sensitivity was also of critical importance scheme, also in Moscow, brings luxury prefer to use a small stable of architects Hallsville Quarter. And in West London, to the scheme for a mixture of substantial living to a mixture of new and adapted with familiar, rather than innovative, JMP’s feasibility study for a residential villas, apartments, and affordable homes historic buildings. The overseas dimension design skills. John McAslan + Partners’ neighbourhood near the massive Westfield at the equally upscale St John’s Wood has become increasingly important in the residential portfolio, overseen by director shopping mall seeks to activate and Barracks site in Westminster. practice’s residential portfolio, and it is Aidan Potter, does not fit this model. humanise a previously problematic The practice’s outstanding track record currently focused in Russia and Qatar. The practice’s residential schemes are urban setting. in major projects involving the renovation In Doha the practice’s residential unusually diverse and outward looking in Most of the practice’s residential or transformation of historic buildings has schemes range from the Mandarin Oriental terms of building types, demographics, schemes are designed to high given it a distinct advantage in residential hotel and apartment complex in the new and national and international markets. specifications, but they also include housing redevelopments or renovations of important Msheireb quarter, and a new hotel for the The schemes have ranged from the and accommodation for key workers, heritage-listed residential buildings. Park Hyatt Group. These projects have strikingly innovative Çiftçiler residential state-supported families, and first-time At the smallest scale, an excellent been fascinating and challenging in the way towers, with integrated winter and buyers. The physical and social contexts example is the remodelling of the Grade they have fused contemporary design with sky gardens, in Istanbul; apartment of our residential projects, and our range II* listed apartment building at 10 important Qatari architectural precedents. blocks as part of the practice’s masterplan of clients, has precluded any possibility Palace Gate in London’s Kensington, As the projects in this Workbook for the regeneration of the Dalston of standardised “trademark” design: the which was originally designed in 1939 show, this specific design response to Junction Interchange area in London; and architectural responses have been unique by Wells Coates, one of Britain’s greatest places, sites, and commercial intentions is Wellington House, near Buckingham Gate, to the sites, the commercial aims of the modernists. The practice has also characteristic of John McAslan + Partners’ featuring an Indian sandstone façade clients, and specific civic or heritage issues. contributed to the restoration of Trellick residential architecture. etched with artwork by Georgia Russell. In London’s exclusive Campden Hill, Tower, the late modernist masterpiece In Moscow, JMP’s masterplan for the 7ha for example, the practice designed the by Ernö Goldfinger. At much larger Jay Merrick Sugar Factory site is designed to deliver Holland Park Villasa luxury apartment scales, projects in historic settings have more than 1000 residential units in a block with a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ included the creation of a residential-led waterside and parkland setting. environmental rating, in an area development at the former 19th century High quality residential design adds characterised by relatively grand Georgian Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, and value to important city centre sites, and and Victorian homes. The modern design a tableau of luxury apartment blocks on signals new aspirations in inner-city and suburban areas. JMP’s transformation of the Millbank Tower, near the Houses of Parliament and Tate Britain, and within a Conservation Area, will create a high-end hotel and apartments complex. The eight-block Seagrave Road development in Hammersmith is based on a contemporary arrangement of new garden squares; in Deptford, the Seager tower-and-arc scheme sets a new design standard for residential-led mixed use Wellington House, London Mandarin Oriental, Doha Çiftçiler, Turkey PROJECTS 8 Residential 9 Projects HOLLAND PARK VILLAS KENSINGTON, LONDON

This luxury residential block, in one of London’s most exclusive residential districts, was commissioned by Grosvenor and Native Land. The design has ensured that it benefits from views over private, south-facing landscaped gardens, with good orientation and natural daylighting. This scheme is inherently flexible in terms of phasing, unit size, numbers and mix. It also has a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4: very good rating. When complete, the quality of design and materials will ensure a landmark development in this outstanding location. A key aim of the design was to create a building which combined an appropriate degree of architectural modernity with the sense of calm gravitas associated with large apartment buildings from earlier periods.

Opposite: apartments benefit from landscaped gardens as well as enjoying views out over Holland Park; above: site plan; below: aerial view showing site context 10 Residential 11 Projects

34 | Doha C ultural Forum | Materials Palette; Exterior 35 | Doha C ultural F orum | Msheireb Design Guidelines Msheireb Design Guidelines

4 Top right: visualisation showing penthouse interior and external terrace; opposite; photograph of facade during construction; above; visualisation of main entrance; right: materials palette illustrating the high quality natural finishes 12 Residential 13 Projects

Above & left; visualisations of apartment interior; Right: Balcony View 14 Residential 15 Projects LILLIE SQUARE HAMMERSMITH, LONDON

This residential scheme was the first element of the wider Earl’s Court Masterplan to win planning approval. The project includes over 800 units distributed across eight blocks, ranging from a 16 storey tower of high-end flats to high quality affordable housing. The variety of residential settings is informed by West London’s private and semi-private gardens, the sequence of blocks and green spaces represented as a contemporary interpretation of London garden squares. The scheme features a new public park along the eastern boundary of the site.

Opposite: visualisation of proposed scheme. Buildings of varying heights are connected by linked green spaces and pedestrian routes; top right: site plan, highlighting the masterplan’s composition as a sequence of garden squares; top left: aerial view showing the site context, adjacent to Earl’s Court exhibition halls; right: visualisation showing a typical garden square; above: visualisation of proposed roof-top café 16 Residential 17 Projects LILLIE SQUARE AFFORDABLE HOMES HAMMERSMITH, LONDON

The dramatic re-development of the Earls Court masterplan addresses this fundamental issue directly with the allocation of 199 affordable residential units carefully integrated into a wider residential complex. John McAslan + Partners design for the only affordable portion of this masterplan offers a well designed complex of buildings at a comfortable human scale. A range of carefully designed units are provided with generous dedicated private amenity space as well as key links to the private garden squares. The scheme unifies a number of building typologies with a rational gridded facade, articulated with stone and render panels as well as deep bronze reveals to windows and doors. This purposefully paired back language is consistent with the wider masterplan and provides this affordable offer equivalent architectural presence to its handsome neighbours.

Opposite: visualisation showing external front of the residential development; below: visualisation showing proposed internal view of apartment. 18 Residential 19 Projects WELLINGTON HOUSE WESTMINSTER, LONDON

This 10-storey residential scheme for Land Securities, with frontages on Buckingham Gate and Petty France, comprises 59 high- value apartments with retail at ground level. Careful consideration has been given to the building’s distinctive Indian sandstone façade: the practice collaborated with the artist Georgia Russell to develop the incised patterning, inspired by the flight pattern of birds. All apartments benefit from good daylight, outdoor amenity spaces and, on upper floors, superb views across London.

Opposite: view of the completed project, looking south down Buckingham Gate; above: view of ground level retail element; below: aerial view

Opposite: façade detail view; above: view of Wellington House with church in the background 22 Residential 23 Projects

MILLBANK TOWER WESTMINSTER, LONDON

John McAslan + Partners was commissioned by Basio Holdings to convert the 33-storey, 118m high Millbank Tower and Complex into high-end residential and 5-star hotel use. The original scheme was designed by Ronald Ward + Partners for the engineering company Vickers and completed in 1963. It is Grade II listed and one of the few London towers to be praised for its structural elegance and composition. The Millbank Tower site is particularly sensitive - directly located on the Embankment, and surrounded by conservation areas and nearby heritage landmarks, including the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. It is also visible from the Parliament Square World Heritage Site, as designated by UNESCO. Planning permission was achieved Spring 2016.

Opposite: visualisation showing river view of Millbank Tower; above: overview of the site; below: river view of the Millbank Tower.

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The Carlsberg Tetley, Thames Wharf Devel- opment Masterplan creates a connected mixed use development providing over 5,500 mixed tenure housing units and is located on a vacant industrial site in Thames Wharf directly adjacent to the Royal Docks. The site located is in a key position along the London Borough of Newham’s “Arc of Opportunity” that links Stratford and the Olympic Parks to the north, through the Lower Lee Valley to the Royal Docks in the East.

The 17.7ha site is bounded by the River Thames to the south and by the elevated Silvertown Way Road and DLR to the north. The site is also the northern point of entry into the proposed Silvertown Tunnel which is a major new road tunnel under the River Thames by TFL linking the Greenwich Penin- sula and West Silvertown intended to relieve congestion through the Blackwall Tunnel planned to run by 2021.

The ambition of the development is to create a place where people will choose to live, work and stay,delivering the objectives of Newham’s core strategy 2012 to build a new sustainable future that places the Borough at the heart of the economic growth of East London.

Above: Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side West Masterplan; Opposite: visualisation of the emerging scheme. 26 Residential 27 Projects APEX HOUSE TOTTENHAM, LONDON

Apex House is located on a busy commuting junction, at the corner of Tottenham High Road and Seven Sisters Road. JMP demonstrated how, with careful design, the planning restrictions on the site could be developed to deliver substantially more residential accommodation in a landmark 22 storey tower, signalling its key location in Tottenham. Apex House will be delivered as Phase 1 of the Seven Sisters Regeneration Project, which includes the consented Wards Corner development at Seven Sisters Underground Station by January 2020. Planning permission was granted in March 2016, for 60% PRS and 40% Affordable Rent.

Right: model of proposed scheme; below left and right: visualisations showing exterior and retail space; opposite: visualisation showing the view of the new residential building from Tottenham High Road. 28 Residential 29 Projects 1 STATION SQUARE TOTTENHAM, LONDON

John McAslan + Partners have been commissioned to design a signature building at the gateway to the wider masterplan and redevelopment north of Tottenham Hale Station. The proposal takes the form of a 23 storey building providing 128 residential units and with the majority of the ground floor dedicated to retail. The building is on the corner of an island site, further complicated by the presence of the Victoria Line tunnels under the building’s nose. The scheme was granted planning permission in April 2017.

Above and opposite: visualisations showing new residential building. 30 Residential 31 Projects

ASHLEY ROAD SOUTH Ada TOTTENHAM, LONDON National College for Digital Skills

John McAslan + Partners led the masterplan of the Ashley Road Masterplan, an important 7ha site, north of Tottenham Hale Station. It is part of Haringey’s Development Control Framework which includes the completed Hale Village and the new masterplan to the south developed by Allies + Morrison for Argent. John McAslan + Partners led the process to develop the design which would eventually link local parks, schools • Ada, the National College for Digital Skills is the first brand new Further and neighbourhoods together with the new Education College to open in 23 years. • The Founding Industry Partners of Ada are Deloitte, IBM, Bank of America Academic Building at its core. A new bridge Merrill Lynch, Gamesys and King. • The College has raised £31m in the capital project across all the sites and for equipment. This is largely from the Department of Business, Innovation and is also planned to cross east to west and Skills and the London Enterprise Panel (GLA). • In time it can offer any qualification under a Masters degree but it will start by offering Apprenticeships in Digital Innovation for post 18 learners. link up areas which currently are cut off by • It also has a sixth form focused on computer science offering A-level and B-tech qualifications as part of an extended day. This is opening in Broad Lane the busy rail and road links. Three planning this September. • Within five years it will educate 5,000 learners through a variety of courses. applications are being developed for the 850 new homes, large new commercial space

(including the renovation and adaptation SEVENTH FLOOR of an existing building on the site) for co- Multi use games area

SIXTH FLOOR working use and the proposed National 16-18 teaching spaces Group study areas

College for Digital Skills. FIFTH FLOOR Auditorium 16-18 teaching spaces Group study areas External deck

Below; aerial view of John McAslan FOURTH FLOOR 16-18 teaching spaces + Partner’s emerging masterplan; Group study areas above; 00’s college design; opposite; THIRD FLOOR 19+ teaching spaces view looking north along Ashley Road, Group study areas including the improvements to the SECOND FLOOR External Garden public realm, the refurbishment of Canteen / Events spaces the locally listed Berol House and the FIRST FLOOR 19+Base Specialist labs Main server room proposed residential buildings; Group work Academic staff base

GROUND FLOOR Main student entrance Reception and adiminstration base Resource Centre Creative Labs Group study areas

BASEMENT Lecture and presentation space Group work area for hackathons etc Specialist teaching spaces and equipment

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Above top; view of the emerging scheme from Down Lane Park; Above; view south along Watermead Way towards the District Centre; opposite; view looking north along Ashley Road to the park, including the improvements to the public realm, the refurbishment of the locally listed Berol House and the proposed residential buildings; 34 Residential 35 Projects WESTFIELD PLOT C WHITE CITY, LONDON

The practice have been commissioned to carry out a feasibility study for the Residential Phase 2 of Westfield London. The proposal is for a new residential neighbourhood adjacent to the retail extension of Westfield, currently under construction, following the outline consent granted by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 2014.

The masterplan consists of 9 buildings, ranging from 8 - 21 storeys and delivering approximately 1035 new homes, likely of a build to rent tenure.

Left: early visualisation from within the courtyard; opposite top; aerial visualisation of scheme; opposite; internal visualisation of penthouse apartment; top; preliminary sketch of the scheme; 36 Residential 37 Projects GREENFORD GREEN EALING, LONDON

John McAslan + Partners along with CF Commercial have developed a retail strategy for Greenford Green. Greenford Green will become a new village within which shops, restaurants and workspace will be a key component to service, and become an integral part of, the Greenford community. The Grand Union Canal offers a unique waterside opportunity for restaurants and retailers to create an attractive destination for the residents of Greenford Green. The commercial units located around Grand Union Square and Canalside Terrace will provide a variety of uses offering convenience and choice for residents.

Below: sketch showing Canal side character; right: visual showing shop fronts in Grand Union Square 38 Residential 39 Projects DALSTON JUNCTION HACKNEY, LONDON

The practice designed this major residential development in Dalston, which includes a new station and a public square. The scheme comprises 309 apartments and forms a key component of the East London Line extension linking Hackney to the North with Croydon to the South. The scheme has become the pivot-point of a part of London that, until a few years ago, had no widely- known social or cultural cachet. The situation is very different today, and this scheme has played a central role in raising the profile of Dalston as one of London’s most fashionable cultural hot-spots.

Right: view of completed scheme; below: site plan; opposite: façade detail; opposite below left: view of station underneath the development; opposite below right: model view; overleaf: view of completed development and public realm 40 Residential 41 Projects 42 Residential 43 Projects LEEDS STUDENT VILLAGE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

The practice together with a team of leading consultants was commissioned by Downing to undertake phased design work for a masterplan, landscape design, refurbishment works and a new student residential development consisting of three buildings as part of their proposed Student Village ; including a 14-storey North Block, a 10-storey South Block and a taller 21 storey central block. The landscape is crucial in ‘knitting’ the disparate buildings and architecture into an integrated whole. With a 6m change in level from one end of the site to the other, the design needed to overcome numerous topographic challenges, but makes the most of the opportunities afforded through the creation of terraces and seat walls set into the slope. The predominantly green campus space unfolds around a central square: a new gathering space at the heart of the student community

Opposite and below: images showing completed scheme; above: site plan 44 Residential 45 Projects ST JOHN’S WOOD BARRACKS WESTMINSTER, LONDON

The masterplan and design for this luxury residential development was won through an invited competition. The scheme consists of private villas, townhouses, apartments, and affordable units. The site represents a large, contextually and socially sensitive redevelopment opportunity in one of the most exclusive parts of north-west London. It features a listed riding school and is surrounded by a rich mixture of architecture and neighbourhood uses.

Opposite below: site plan, inspired by the typical London square; opposite above and above: the masterplan proposed a sequence of residential buildings arranged as a considered composition of generously proportioned ‘villas’ 46 Residential 47 Projects ÇIFTÇILER ISTANBUL, TURKEY

The stepped form of this high-end residential and retail development takes full advantage of extraordinary views from the site across this great city: the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn can be clearly seen from here. The scheme also addresses environmental challenges, featuring leading edge sustainable design. The two towers consist of three glazed fingers, separated by ‘sky gardens’. The external envelope incorporates a series of winter gardens which provide semi-external space for residents whilst shading interiors. The base of the towers are set into a slightly raised landscaped podium, which creates space for other uses beneath the buildings.

Opposite: model view; top: apartment interior; below left and right: Çiftçi Towers, in construction 48 Residential 49 Projects SEAGER ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY DEPTFORD, LONDON WOOLWICH, LONDON

This residential and mixed-use Woolwich’s Royal Military Academy development has created a landmark was built between 1805 and 1906 and development on the site of the old Seager consists of a number of outstanding distillery by Deptford Bridge and forms Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings. an integral part of Deptford’s ongoing Within this setting, the practice has urban regeneration. The high-density created an urban village of new and scheme provides homes and affordable refurbished buildings with 320 residential live/work units, together with workplaces, units, supported by attractive squares, cultural spaces and retail amenities. gardens, and new pedestrian routes that have added a new sense of social energy. The residential-led mixed- use development includes retail and community facilities. A key intention was to preserve the existing architectural and historical gravitas of the buildings and site, ensuring that most of the existing buildings were retained and refurbished.

Above right: model view, showing the integration of historic fabric and new build; below: view of the Royal Military Academy’s historic setting

Top: visualisation of the completed scheme, viewed from across the adjacent park; below: model illustrating the crescent form of the development; right: view of the landmark tower 50 Residential 51 Projects

Above: view of restored and reconfigured historic elements; opposite: views of new build apartments 52 Residential 53 Projects HALLSVILLE QUARTER CANNING TOWN, LONDON

Hallsville Quarter is a residential-led, mixed-use development in the heart of Canning Town. Occupying two separate plots, this project defines the central pedestrian ‘spine’ of the masterplan, prepared as part of the wider site. This scheme provides a series of residential and retail buildings, with roof tops offering additional amenity space for residents. A high street, hotel and community health centre will support the scheme’s 350 residential units.

Opposite and below: visualisations showing the landmark towers with their highly articulated façades, as well as the generous provision of public realm; above right: overall site masterplan 54 Residential 55 Projects BOLSHEVIK LIVING MOSCOW, RUSSIA

The Bolshevik Living site is part of John McAslan + Partners’ Bolshevik Factory masterplan on Leningradsky Prospekt. John McAslan + Partners were commissioned to transform three of the existing historic industrial buildings, originally a confectionary and perfume factory, into high end residential apartments. The site represents a great opportunity for a residential complex refurbishment. The details, finishes and materials are being developed and chosen to celebrate the history of the buildings and offer the end users attractive, comfortable and functional spaces.

Top; Bolshevik Factory Masterplan; left and opposite: view of the restored historic buildings, adapted for residential use; 56 Residential 57 Projects

1 BEDROOM FLAT 43 SQM

1 BEDROOM FLAT 44 SQM

Opposite top: visualisation of the residents’ lobby; opposite and below; visualisations of the proposed apartment interiors; right; typical flat 2 BEDROOM FLAT layouts within the challenging structure of the 66 SQM existing building; 58 Residential 59 Projects PRESNENSKIY VAL APARTMENTS MOSCOW, RUSSIA

This prestigious apartment development for the PIK Group is located in the Presnenskiy District of central Moscow close to many of the city’s key landmarks. The nineteen storey development delivers 230 apartments within an overall gross development area of 25,270 sqm with integral basement parking. The building is in construction and programmed to be completed in February 2018. The architecture of the building is a contemporary evocation of some of the cities great commercial buildings of the 1930s and will be a signature development in this important and sensitive urban neighbourhood.

Right and opposite: visualisation of the proposed facade treatment and residential entrance; 60 Residential 61 Projects MOSFILM RESIDENTIAL PHASE 1 MOSCOW, RUSSIA

The residential quarter of this initial masterplan will deliver up to 230 apartments within 33,663msq of gross internal area above ground with 262 car parking spaces. The design aims to exploit the unique characteristics of this site and location to create an exceptional residential development arranged around a beautifully adapted modern landscape. The dramatic change of level and ascending theme of the site offers a wonderful urban progression to this design. The great central axis which was the centrepiece of the original competition has Opposite top: masterplan including concert hall, office buildings and two residential phases; opposite below: view north of the concert hall been retained as a guiding principle in the new design and the residential buildings in the distance; above; visualisation of and the pattern of simple and elegant apartment blocks proposed residential entrance; below; visualisation of main entrance arranged around generous gardens compliments and lobby; overleaf; visualisation of aerial view of residential buildings; in no way obscures the setting and presentation of the Mosfilm Cultural and Heritage Ensemble arranged along Mosfilmovskaya. Our Design is presented in a timeless and modern architectural language and will establish the Mosfilm City precinct as one of the City’s premier destinations as a contemporary urban living quarter. 62 Residential 63 Projects STANISLAVSKY FACTORY MOSCOW, RUSSIA

John McAslan + Partners was appointed as masterplanner and design architect for the historic Stanislavsky Factory in Moscow. The project involved the conversion of thirteen historic industrial, cultural, and residential buildings into a mixed-use business and cultural complex, with luxury apartments, hotel, and restaurant components. The new residential element consists of low-rise blocks accommodating 60 luxury apartments which have set a new standard for high-end apartments in central Moscow. The landscaping of the site is another first for Moscow, introducing an entirely new and environmentally sophisticated approach to urban backland landscaping in the centre of the city.

Opposite: entrance to one of the apartment buildings; below: St Martin’s Church; right: view showing main façade of the 1912 building, with a residential block in left foreground; top: site plan of the overall Stanislavsky Factory development; bottom: elevation of residential element 64 Residential 65 Projects

Opposite and above: views of the residential buildings 66 Residential 67 Projects POLYANKA/44 MOSCOW, RUSSIA

The Polyanka/44 development is a unique complex of luxury villas located in the quiet streets of Yakimanka, one of central Moscow’s oldest and most characterful districts 2km south of the Kremlin. The result of a collaboration between Russian developer PSN Group and British architect John McAslan + Partners, the 1.58 hectare scheme creates an ensemble of eight new and historic buildings, offering 185 luxurious apartments and exclusive retail and amenities. The contemporary design of the seven-storey villas will feature limestone facades and elegantly detailed bronze metalwork. The buildings are set amongst generous landscaped gardens, creating a private and peaceful oasis in the centre of the city, a rarity in the Moscow property market. The development is currently under construction and due from completion in 2017.

Opposite: View of one of the residential buildings from within the private landscaped gardens; above top: street view of the refurbished heritage building; above bottom: street view of the new residential buildings; below: aerial view of the scheme. 68 Residential 69 Projects JURMALA APARTMENTS JURMALA, LATVIA

Our design for the Jurmala Villa for Vesper Properties aims to create a modern apartment building that is seamlessly woven into the surrounding natural landscape in this wonderful seaside location to the west of Riga. The design provides a series of luxurious apartments over four storeys which are all unique in layout and aspect but which share a common language and identity. The flats are carefully arranged to offer private and exclusive views of the surrounding woodland with large terraces, balconies and generously scaled living accommodation. The building is finished in a palette of handmade bricks, timber and stone set within a contemporary garden, this composition taking inspiration and reference to the great tradition of modern Scandinavian design. It offers its residents a relaxed, timeless and stylish place to live and enjoy one of Latvia’s most beautiful and select neighbourhoods.

Below: interior views; right: dusk view of main entrance 70 Residential 71 Projects TRELLICK TOWER 10 PALACE GATE NORTH KENSINGTON, LONDON KENSINGTON, LONDON

The practice was commissioned by The practice remodelled this Grade II* The Royal Borough of Kensington and Listed apartment building, designed by Chelsea to conserve and regenerate Ernö Wells Coates in 1939. Palace Gate is among Goldfinger’s Grade II* listed Trellick Tower. the best examples of inter-War modernism The listing description of the 31 storey in London, while Coates is considered to tower, completed in 1972, states that the be one of the most influential designers of project is “the ultimate expression” of the period. Though the essential character Goldfinger’s high-rise planning, embodying of the building remains intact, alterations the best ideas of the time on high rise made during the 1960’s detract from the housing. The building envelope was original design, and notable architectural repaired and conserved, and the entrance features have been removed over time. and circulation areas were enhanced; Part of the practice’s commission therefore and a number of original building consisted of the reinstatement of original components were reinstated. The practice historic detailing. also proposed a series of apartment renovations which celebrate this unique building’s architectural character.

Right: exterior view, following restoration; below left and right: visualisations showing the proposed interiors of one of the renovated apartments

Left: archive photograph; above: Palace Gate, following restoration; bottom: interior of typical apartment, following restoration 72 Residential 73 Projects MANDARIN ORIENTAL DOHA, QATAR

The design of the hotel and apartments, currently on site for the prestigious Mandarin Oriental Group in Doha, takes its point of reference from traditional Qatari architecture, which has been reinterpreted in a contemporary Modernist architectural language. The massing and elevational treatment of the hotel and apartment buildings is carefully integrated within the hierarchy, scale and character of the historic street, lanes, squares and courtyards surrounding the site. The buildings and spaces were carefully articulated, in plan, to avoid any sense of heavy massing. The arrangement of the buildings around a plaza to the rear creates a shaded, restful, pedestrian-porous oasis.

Opposite: view from Barahat Al Nouq, looking towards the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Apartments, Doha; right: plan of Downtown Doha, highlighting location of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Barahat Al Nouq; below left: looking west towards hotel under construction; below right: daytime visualisation, view looking west; following pages: view of roof-top pool and restaurant 74 Residential 75 Projects 76 Residential 77 Projects

The use of a loggia at roof level emphasises the interplay between heavy outer layers and more delicate inner layers, using shadows to give expression to both surface and volume

The wall in Qatari architecture is massive, consciously articulated as a series of layers. Openings are simple, with flat tops and are taller than they are wide

The portico to the base of the building’s formal frontages give shade aswell as Left: section through main hotel colonnade; top: rear access, achieving a sense of openness entrance to hotel; middle: view of hotel spa; below: view to the street of entrance lobby; opposite: façade detail, showing the influence of traditional Qatari design 78 Residential 79 Projects PARK HYATT DOHA, QATAR

The 21-storey 5-Star Park Hyatt Hotel acts as a southern gateway to Msheireb Downtown Doha. The hotel rooms are arranged to optimise the views toward the Corniche and West Bay, while a six- storey podium houses a spa, restaurant, meeting and event spaces. The design takes its reference from traditional Qatari architecture, providing intimate internal spaces, sheltered from the harsh external climate. This theme is particularly evident in the treatment of the façade and the defined colonnade at its base.

Opposite: view of Park Hyatt Hotel; above: exterior view, looking east; below left: construction shot showing the exterior of the hotel; below right: view of atrium 80 Residential 81 Projects GOLF CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION CITY, QATAR

The design of the Golf Clubhouse is inspired by the traditional forms and details of historic Qatari buildings, creating an architectural language that looks to the future without abandoning the past. The building is conceived as a series of interlinked pavilions; deep reveals to the facade apertures create dramatic modelling of light and shadow, reinforcing the design’s monolithic character. The architecture of the clubhouse is unified by a highly crafted approach to materials and detailing. The proposed building is arranged over two principal floors totalling approx 9,500sqm gross, with a lower ground car park which also houses back of house facilities.

Top: view of entrance lobby; above: exterior view of Golf Clubhouse; right: view of guests’ lounge 82 Residential 83 Projects TAJ MAHAL PALACE HOTEL MUMBAI, INDIA

Opened in December 1903, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is a spectacular example of the ‘Indo-Saracenic’ style popular with British architects working in late 19th century India. Originally a five storey building, a sixth floor was added in 1968 and in the late 1970s, a 22 storey tower block was added alongside.

JMP is providing advice on how a conservation-led programme of repair, refurbishment and alteration will help the Taj recover its former glory. As with any historic buildings, the first step is to draw up a ‘Statement of Significance’ which explains its history, the reasons why it is important and which parts are of particular merit. This will ensure that proposals for repair, change and intervention are based upon a proper understanding of the building’s importance.

Opposite: external view of exsting Hotel 84 Residential 85 Projects

Top and above: view of internal gardens and colonnade; opposite and following pages: proposed use of dome as an elevated destination for a wide range of private uses 86 Residential 87 Projects 88 Residential 89 Timeline PRE –2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 -

10 Palace Gate (2002) Holland Park Villas Royal Military Academy Lillie Square Wellington House Hallsville Quarter Dalston Junction Mandarin Oriental Park Hyatt Çiftçiler London London London London London London London Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar Istanbul, Turkey

Seager (2005) Stanislavsky Factory St John’s Wood Barracks Leeds Student Village Polyanka Mosfilm Residential Phase 1 Westfield Plot C Apex House London Moscow, Russia London Leeds Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia London London

Trellick Tower Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side Bolshevik Living Greenford Green London West London Moscow, Russia London

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We We believe that the city is one of humanity’s most aim for an architecture which is rational and poetic, robust impressive and precious cultural achievements. We also and delightful; we tread carefully and build with conviction; believe that cities are more than a collection of buildings; we tackle problems head on and think laterally; we cities are about connections, transport, communications, deconstruct the brief and let a design emerge from a close public spaces and joy. We believe in locating our buildings examination of the pieces; we don’t necessarily take ‘no’ firmly into their contexts - not as slavish repetition but for an answer; we believe the power of architecture extends as a considered response to site, materiality, amenity, much further than the dimensions of individual buildings; scale and culture. we believe architecture is about making life better. We don’t believe in the value of a house style; if we have We believe that buildings should be underpinned by a a house style it is one of process, not of form. We are powerful idea; that the idea should be an intelligent and functionalists. We believe a good building is an expression logical response to functionality and a sense of place; and of a clear and rational diagram. We believe in the value the power of that idea should be embedded in the built of research. We believe in contemporary design for a form. That way, clients get the buildings they need and changing world.’ society gets the architecture it deserves.

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