THE PROPOSALS

The proposals would improve pedestrian access Currently the Sea Containers House section to and from the River Walkway by opening a of the River Walkway features an inactive route in between OXO Tower Wharf and Sea We plan to reinvigorate the River frontage of office windows. Our proposals Containers House, attracting people south Walkway, including removing pinch-points would create new riverside restaurants and towards Hatfields and Upper Ground. that cause bottlenecks on busy days. cafés, reinvigorating the River Walkway.

A new enclosed rooftop bar would be created on The east the top of and west the east wings of wing Sea overlooking Containers the river. House would be refurbished to provide high-quality office space.

We would create a new nine-storey An enclosed service bay, opening onto The south wing (and part of the east and building providing Grade-A office space, Upper Ground, would serve the whole west wings) of Sea Containers House would with retail on the ground floor. complex. It would be designed to cut out become a four-star destination hotel, with noise from the site’s operations to prevent 268 rooms and a restaurant, attracting more disruption to neighbours. visitors to this part of the South Bank. Proposed ground floor plan

www.SeaContainersHouse.com PROVIDING MODERN OFFICE SPACE The proposed scheme will refurbish the existing office space throughout the east and west wings of Sea Containers House. This, together with the new office building, will create modern, high-quality office space that should accommodate a greater number of employees than the current building.

We are planning a new nine-storey (ground floor plus eight) office building on the current car park site providing new, Grade-A office space and ground floor retail space.

Why are these proposals being put forward?

The South Bank is a key employment area and identified for further growth in both the London Plan and London Borough of Southwark’s Local Development Framework.

Because of its cultural heritage, location and transport links, the area is an excellent place to live, visit or run a business. Sea Containers House sits at the heart of an area that is leading economic recovery and these proposals are designed to let the building achieve its full potential in a thriving local community and economy.

Artist’s impression of the new office building from behind OXO Tower Wharf

www.SeaContainersHouse.com CREATING AN HOTEL

Sea Containers House was constructed as a hotel in the 1970s and Archlane Ltd wants to bring part of the building back to this original use. It is a great location for an hotel, in the heart of London’s South Bank, close to excellent transport links and London’s major entertainment and cultural centres.

Our proposals include plans for a four-star, 268-bed destination hotel, predominantly within the south wing of the building. The hotel would also have its own restaurant.

In addition to the hotel, extra hospitality space will be provided in the form of a new bar on the roof of the east wing. This will be set back from the edge and fully enclosed thereby minimising visual impact and noise.

www.SeaContainersHouse.com REINVIGORATING THE RIVER WALKWAY The River Walkway is a major tourist and leisure route. The proposed new route from the River Walkway to Hatfields and Upper Ground will open up a long and Currently the ground level of Sea Containers House currently unbroken stretch of the River Walkway. provides ‘inactive’ frontages with only office windows along the River Walkway, creating a long walk with Parts of the River Walkway in front of Sea Containers no attractions for residents, office workers or visitors. House are too narrow to allow a proper flow of people on busy days, causing bottlenecks. The proposals would create new restaurants and cafés opening onto the River Walkway to revitalise and reinvigorate the immediate vicinity.

Views of the River Walkway in front of Sea Containers House

www.SeaContainersHouse.com REVITALISING PUBLIC SPACES The proposals include creating a pedestrianised route running from the River Walkway to Hatfields and Upper Ground, in between Sea Containers House and OXO Tower Wharf. An existing stairwell and railings will be removed to create and widen the new route.

In addition, the new office building on the existing car park site and the new hotel within the south wing will help to draw people both along Upper Ground and the River Walkway.

We are working with the King’s Reach Tower development team to create a full landscaping plan that will revitalise the immediate surrounding area. Artist’s impression of the new office building from Upper Ground

Improving Pedestrian Access

Sea Containers House occupies 120m of the River Walkway, along which millions of Londoners and visitors walk every year. These proposals aim to improve pedestrian access along the River Walkway by:

• Creating a pedestrian route in between Sea Containers House and OXO Tower Wharf from the River Walkway to the rest of Southwark, which will draw people southwards from the River Walkway.

• Helping to improve access to and through the Sea Containers House site.

Artist’s impression of the new office building from Hatfields to the River Walkway

www.SeaContainersHouse.com OUR COMMITMENTS The refurbished Sea Containers House should improve the building’s contribution to the local community and economy by providing high-quality office space, creating safe and attractive landscaping and new visitor destinations throughout.

Archlane Ltd and its development team take their responsibilities to our neighbours and to the environment seriously. As part of these duties, we:

• Have designed the refurbishment in a way that complements the Environment surrounding area and integrates well with the community For the refurbishment of Sea Containers House building, we • Are consulting widely in the aim to satisfy the London local community around our Borough of Southwark’s refurbishment proposals for Sea planning requirements ‘Very Containers House Good’ BREEAM rating under the Building Research • Will ensure the highest Establishment Environmental standards from our contractors Assessment Method (BREEAM). during construction, including requiring all relevant contractors Similarly, for the new office to register with the Considerate building, we aim to achieve a Constructors Scheme ‘Very Good’ rating.

• Will use energy-efficient In addition, we will look to the technologies and responsibly- carbon footprint and water sourced materials for the consumption of the scheme by refurbishment using efficient technologies.

• Will invest in long-term We will also aim to reuse and improvements to the building. We recycle materials where will continue to own and manage possible as well as using Sea Containers House once the sustainably sourced materials refurbishment is complete. for the refurbishment.

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Sea Containers House is served by excellent transport links, including Southwark Tube station, the refurbished Blackfriars train station, Waterloo East train station, several major bus routes and multiple nearby riverboat stops.

Our proposals will develop transport access by providing:

• 190 cycle spaces • An enclosed service bay within the west wing that will reduce • 30 guest and customer cycle disruption for neighbours and spaces nearby road users • 17 motorcycle spaces • It is envisaged that there will be a • 29 car spaces, mostly within an ‘Boris Bike’ bay, although this is underground car park, although still part of our discussions with this will be a substantial reduction the GLA and London Borough of of spaces currently on the site Southwark. • A new taxi-layby along Upper Ground

www.SeaContainersHouse.com Artist’s impression of the refurbished Sea Containers House HAVE YOUR SAY The Development Team Archlane Ltd is the investor that owns Archlane Ltd is undertaking an extensive consultation within the freehold interest in Sea Containers the local community. We are seeking feedback from residents, House. businesses, not-for-profit organisations, political representatives and employers’ groups. We are also meeting TP Bennett is a Bankside-based with as many groups as want to discuss the proposals. architectural, interiors and town planning practice with over 90 years’ To have your say, please complete one of the forms provided experience across a broad range of at this exhibition and hand it to a member of the building types in both the private and development team. public sectors. Archlane Ltd has hired TP Bennett to act as the planning Alternatively, you can give your feedback online and receive consultants and lead architects for the updates on the project at www.SeaContainersHouse.com project.

Contact Us Local Dialogue is a communications consultancy with expertise in community To get in touch with the project’s development engagement and stakeholder team, please contact: consultations. Local Dialogue has been hired by Archlane Ltd to carry out a Jessica Stewart public consultation ahead of a planning application being made. 0800 319 6188 Also included in the development team: [email protected] Deerbrook Ltd; Yorke Property Management Ltd; GVA Second London Wall; Turner & Townsend; Hurley Palmer Sea Containers House Consultation Flatt; Waterman; Safe; Paul Mew Local Dialogue LLP Associates; RLF; Sharps Redmore; URS FREEPOST NAT3717 Corporation Ltd . London SE1 2BR

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