BBC Broadcasting House Langham Place

T h e p u b l i c s p a c e a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e B B C (c) S i m o n K e n n e d y BBC E x pla nator y Development I mage s Broadcasting House and Langham Place

A range of new public spaces have been created at the heart of Broadcasting House, which open up the building to create a dialogue between audiences/ visitors and BBC staff.

The convexity of Broadcasting House is complemented by the concavity of a translucent façade, creating a cyclorama around the new public space behind All Souls church, and visually terminating Nash’s Regent Street.

This public space between Broadcasting House and the John Peel wing is defined by the pavement artwork ‘World’ by Mark Pimlott. This unique arena provides a place to linger and see the BBC in action, a performance and exhibition space, and a café.

The original Broadcasting House commissioned an inspiring range of contemporary artists and designers to work on the building. The New Broadcasting House Project continues this tradition with a major new Public Art Programme, working across diverse artforms from scultpure and light to ‘W o r l d ’ ( p e r m a n e n t ) b y M a r k P i m l o t t colour, text and photography. The Public Art Programme is curated in 4 sections:

Permanent – artworks that integrate into the architecture Temporary – visual artworks used as ‘wraps’ on the construction scaffolding Community – artworks devised for and with members of the local community, especially schools and colleges Broadcasting House Collection – artworks produced by different artists’ responses to the Broadcasting House ‘site’ World piazza

At the heart of the development is this new open air space, featuring a major new artwork, World, by the Canadian artist, Mark Pimlott. Mixing texture, light, text and discreet audio, World will create a unique and reflective public arena. World will be a place to linger and see the BBC in action, a place to hear regular summer lunchtime/early evening music, and – occasionally - a place to celebrate the big BBC events such as the Proms or Children in Need where the space will become a live theatr ical set ting. Langham Place ‘World’ early CGI ‘K e r f u ffl e ’ ( t e m p o r a r y ) b y L i z Rideal L i g h t i n g ( t e m p o r a r y ) - To n y C o o p e r, M a r t i n R i c h m a n ‘One’ BBC Or ig i na l P roposa l s ‘One’ BBC Or ig i na l P roposa l s The Urban Commitment - Streets and Spaces The Urban Commitment - Langham Place Galleria

Streets and spaces

Internal streets

• Destination north of Oxford Circus • Public drawn into the heart of BBC • New connections into surrounding • Portland Place, Langham Place and streets Langham Street linked together • Public drawn into the building • Foyer provided for the theatre • Access to exhibitions, bars, cybercafe, musical performances, bookshop, box office etc

Territories and destinations ‘One’ BBC Or ig i na l P roposa l s ‘One’ BBC Or ig i na l P roposa l s Langham Place - A lively public destination L a ng ha m Place - Creat ing a New P ublic Focus for t he BBC ‘One’ BBC Or ig i na l P roposa l s BBC Explanatory Development Drawings Building Organisation - Streets and Spaces Building Organisation

Ty p i c a l fl o o r p l an R i c h a r d M a c C o r m a c c o n c e p t s k e t c h Organisational diagram

Competition plan

Ground floor plan ‘One’ BBC Or ig i na l P roposa l s BBC Explanatory Development Drawings Transactions - Building and public spaces L a ng ha m Place a nd C yclora ma

Competition Sketch showing the proximity to All Souls church and R i c h a r d M a c C o r m a c s k e t c h o f c y c l o r a m a t h e w a y i n w h i c h t h e a r c h i t e c t u r e i n v i t e s t h e p u b l i c i n t o t h e B B C

C o m p e t i t i o n S k e t c h s h o w i n g t w o f u l l h e i g h t a t r i a o p e n i n g u p t h e i n t e r i o r f r o m t h e g i a n t n e w s r o o m a t l o w e r g r o u n d fl o o r L a n g h a m P l a c e i n t h e a t r e m o d e BBC E x pla nator y Development I mage s Langham Place ‘World’ Cyclorama - Defines Langham Place BBC Broadcasting House

Planning Model

1. 2 0 m o d e l l i g h t i n g t e s t s (2 0 0 2) L a n g h a m P l a c e a n d C y l c o r a m a a t d u s k (c) S i m o n K e n n e d y BBC E x pla nator y Development I mage BBC E x pla nator y Development I mage Broadcasting House, John Peel Wing and All Souls Church Cyclorama - Defines Langham Place

(c) P e t e r H u l l (c) P e t e r H u l l P l a n n i n g CGI (c) H a y e s D a v i d s o n B r o a d c a s t i n g H o u s e , C y c l o r a m a , L a n g h a m P l a c e a n d A l l S o u l s a t d u s k (c) S i m o n K e n n e d y