NEWSLETTER | AUTUMN 2014
NEW MARKETING SUITE BRINGS ONE BLACKFRIARS CONCEPT TO LIFE
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A lot has happened in the last few months. Alongside laying the a scale model of the entire development with the Tower at its centre, Tower’s foundations, we have launched the new Marketing Suite, an exact representation of the sheer brilliance of its architecture. showcasing the elegant design schemes conceived by Interior You can then take a tour up through the building into the three designers Tara Bernerd & Partners, TH2 and The London Furnishing show apartments. Highlighting the ascending specifications, the Company. Spread across three levels, the space is a vivid experience Gainsborough, Turner and Hepworth show apartments will give you of the One Blackfriars’ vision and lifestyle. a truly accurate representation of the finishes and fittings of the three Visiting the Marketing Suite you are greeted by its grand entrance, collections. With such an exquisite range of specification to choose and beyond its doors you will proceed into the guest lounge, featuring from, each interior will be of the highest quality.
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Marketing Suite opening times correct at time of going to print. STUNNING SHOW APARTMENTS REVEAL THE THREE COLLECTIONS THE TURNER COLLECTION Turner was the master of light and reflections, and these two and three Designed by internationally renowned interior designers Tara Bernerd THE HEPWORTH COLLECTION bedroom apartments, with a high specification, exhibit exceptional use and Partners, the three collections are named after leading British of space and lighting. artists: Thomas Gainsborough, the 18th century portrait and landscape Barbara Hepworth worked with the finest metal, stone and wood painter; JMW Turner, revered for his Romantic and Impressionist to shape her wonderful sculptures. The Hepworth Collection embodies landscapes and the 20th century Modernist sculptor Barbara Hepworth, this spirit of the connoisseur, using exquisite materials sourced from to celebrate the cultural heritage of the South Bank. The collections around the world to create outstanding living spaces – distinctive, offer a range of apartments with a choice of two design schemes. contemporary apartments with the very latest technology.
THE GAINSBOROUGH COLLECTION
Encompassing classical elegance, handsome features and attention to detail, The Gainsborough Collection will provide stylish studios, Manhattan and one bedroom apartments.
Interior show apartment photography with indicative views. A STRONG ADDITION TO THE MARRIOTT AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
We are pleased to announce that Amerimar Enterprises in partnership Inside, there will be three restaurant and bar offerings (one of which with Realstar Group, have entered into an agreement to own, develop will be a double height bistro restaurant), a lounge, conference and operate the hotel here at One Blackfriars. facilities, gymnasium, spa and to top it all off, a rooftop terrace.
With direct access to the thoughtfully designed public piazza, As part of this mixed-use project, the 161-bedroom hotel will stand at the hotel will complement the world class offering currently being 6 storeys high and will offer guests a unique experience in this rapidly crafted by St George. evolving area of central London. From the outside, this building is a striking addition to the South Bank and the perfect place for friends The hotel is scheduled to open in 2018. and relatives of residents to stay.
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MONDRIAN LONDON OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2014
Mondrian London opened its doors on 30th September. It is the first Alongside its 359 guestrooms and suites, Mondrian London European venture of Morgans Hotel Group, renowned for their signature boasts a bathhouse & spa, riverside restaurant, cocktail bar and luxury style across the United States. private screening room. The rooftop bar is pitched as the place to mingle and watch the scene. Housed in a glass box, it evokes They have chosen a 1970s landmark, the Sea Containers House, being at the masthead of a ship, floating down the Thames. as their London residence, commissioning Tom Dixon of Design Research Studios to redevelop the interior. Mondrian London at Sea Containers holds a coveted position on the River Thames. Immersed in the neighbourhood’s urban buzz, Dixon draws his inspiration for design from the life and transportation it is within walking distance to several cultural spots, including the history of the River Thames. Corridors reflect details of cruise liner Tate Modern and the Royal Festival Hall and is in extremely close cabins, whilst bathrooms represent style influenced by marine proximity to One Blackfriars. It joins the riverside renaissance rippling engineering, complete with copper bolts and sheathing. The sensation down the South Bank. is that you are inside the hull of a ship, which culminates in the expansive ground-floor lobby. Meanwhile, the view from the balcony www.morganshotelgroup.com/mondrian/mondrian-london suites stretches across the River Thames, bringing London’s unique skyline into the frame. Computer Generated Image of the One Blackfriars Hotel Building is indicative only. AUTUMN EVENTS ON THE SOUTH BANK
THEATRE: ELECTRA Old Vic, 22 September – 20 December
Teaming up once again with director Ian Rickson, actress Kristin Scott Thomas will play the lead in Electra, a classic Greek story of power and revenge. The play joins the seductive autumn season at the Old Vic, also featuring Clarence Darrow with Kevin Spacey, and is the latest stage performance by Scott Thomas, who won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, following her representation as Arkadina in Chekhov’s The Seagull.
Adapted by Frank McGuinness, Electra tells the tragic tale of a daughter consumed by grief and anger, after the murder of her farther Agamemnon. With her brother, Orestes, she seeks revenge against her mother and stepfather, leading to merciless episodes and a haunting conclusion. www.oldvictheatre.com
DANCE THEATRE: JOHN National Theatre, 30 October – 13 January
Dominic Dromgoole’s production at the Globe has been described as ‘captivating’ and whilst not one of Shakespeare’s more loveable plays it is ‘fleet, urgent, exciting and dangerous’ say the Financial Times.
Opposing dictatorship and republicanism, private virtue and mob violence, Shakespeare’s tense drama of high politics reveals the emotional currents that flow between men in power. www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
ART: MIRRORCITY Hayward Gallery, 14 October – 4 January 2015
Exhibiting pieces from emerging and established artists working in London, MIRRORCITY is a visceral exploration of the digital revolution and its influence on our experiences. The works engage with the conditions and consequences of living in the digital era, posing the key questions: ‘How can we navigate the space between the digital and the physical?’ and ‘What is the effect of advanced technologies on our lives?’
It is a thought-provoking collection, which is bound to illustrate how close reality has come to some of science fiction’s most fantastic fantasies. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery ART: ALIBIS - SIGMAR POLKE 1963–2010 Tate Modern, 9 October 2014 – 8 February 2015
Sigmar Polke was one of the most insatiably experimental artists of the twentieth century.
This retrospective is the first to bring together the unusually broad range of media he worked with during his five-decade career – not only painting, drawing, photography, film and sculpture, but also notebooks, slide projections and photocopies. He worked in off-the-wall materials ranging from meteor dust to gold, bubble wrap, snail juice, potatoes, soot and even uranium, all the while resisting easy categorisation. www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
MUSIC: ST PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, YURI TEMIRKANOV AND MAXIM VENGEROV Royal Festival Hall, 8 November
It is a repertoire to stir the soul and musicians with the magic touch - the best of Russia comes to the Southbank Centre.
Big tunes and rich intensity fill this programme of classics performed by the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Russia’s oldest orchestra, with conductor Yuri Temirkanov and virtuoso violinist Maxim Vengerov.
The concert opens with Lyadov’s atmospheric tone poem Kikimora. A work showing exceptional flair for orchestral colour, it is inspired by the legend of the Russian house spirit that causes mischief.
Consistently voted an audience favourite, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto - a deeply felt work full of melodic vitality, soul and virtuosic brilliance - is performed by Maxim Vengerov, an artist once again thrilling audiences following his sabbatical. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall
ART: TRACEY EMIN – THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURE IS YOU White Cube, 8 October – 16 November
This is a major new exhibition by Tracey Emin, her first at the London gallery in five years. Featuring bronze sculptures, gouaches, paintings, large-scale embroideries and neon works, the exhibition chronicles the contemplative nature of work by an artist who has consistently examined her life with raw candour.
‘The work is about rites of passage, of time and age, and the simple realisation that we are always alone.’
Tracey Emin, July 2014 www.whitecube.com LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS
BLACKFRIARS STORIES…
This autumn, St George sponsored and presented in partnership with Southwark Council, Blackfriars Stories – a programme of four outdoor events that celebrated the wealth of history and culture in Blackfriars. Local residents were invited to watch the creative narratives reveal themselves.
The first event took place on 2nd July. ‘Trunk Road’ unfolded into a lively carnival of street performers, live music and parties. The star act was a gigantic mechanical elephant that led a procession of other animals along Blackfriars Road. Cabinet member, Dora Dixon-Fyle applauded the event, “What a great way to celebrate the culture and history of the Blackfriars area, and as for a gigantic mechanical elephant, I am sure it was a fantastic sight to behold!”
Other events included a production of Romeo and Juliet and a city hunt. The closing act on Blackfriars Stories’ agenda took place between 20th and 29th October. ‘Another Day’ was a theatrical production of eight short plays inspired by local tales. Commissioned by A Friend of a Friend Productions.
SOUTHWARK COUNCIL’S CYCLING VISION…
Committed to improving cycling in the borough, Southwark Council joined forces with experts from Denmark and the Netherlands to develop an ‘active transport’ plan.
Two-day workshops were facilitated by Copenhagenize Design Co. and Mobycon, which explored planning, policy, design and marketing.
They were attended by Transport for London (TfL), along with key development partners and community representatives in the area including Southwark Cyclists, Living Streets, Dulwich Safe Routes, One Blackfriars and St George staff. These workshops were a great success.
A WARM WELCOME… Local Southwark resident, Brian Kasule has joined the Commercial Department at One Blackfriars, as Graduate Surveyor. We are pleased to have him on board. Brian was introduced to St George by Dan Taylor from Southwark Council. Now gainfully employed, St George plans to fund Brian’s BSc in Quantity Surveying.
Computer enhanced image of One Blackfriars is indicative only. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY BY IAN SIMPSON
Ian Simpson is the visionary behind One Blackfriars. As a co-founder of Ian Simpson Architects, his design philosophy centres on the force of design excellence to regenerate post-industrial cities. He sees architecture as a critical channel through which energy flows into an urban environment.
Integrating his values in sustainability and innovation, and always with an eye for luxury and aesthetic detail, Ian Simpson has established an impressive reputation in architecture, and One Blackfriars is at the very height of his brilliance.
Inspiration for the shape of the building came from the Lansetti II vase, created in 1952 by designer Timo Sarpaneva.
The Lansetti II vase created in 1952 by designer Timo Sarpaneva Ian Simpson – Architect