Power Road
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Renovation of the 1930s Power Road Studios in west London to appeal to creative companies whose employees want to work in a relaxed environment
Formerly occupied by the BBC, Power Road Studios is a complex of five buildings, totalling 6,000m2. Built in the 1930s in a utilitarian style, the renovation of the building uses graphics to create a more upbeat image and to transform an outsize industrial chimney into a towering three-dimensional entry sign.
The hybrid ‘loft campus’ is complete with ‘hanging out’ space, where the boundaries between work and relaxation are blurred. The focus of the development is a double-height café/bar overlooked by a reception and meeting area which immediately establishes the development’s informal atmosphere.
Materials include mild steel handrails, fairfaced blockwork walls and an epoxy floor paint giving a smooth industrial finish to the concrete floors. Reglit cast glass structural glazing has been used to bring light into corridors, and an unexpected touch of luxury is provided by the Douglas fir used for the chunky reception area furniture and the outsize doors.
Data
- Begun: May 1999
- Completed: Mar 2000
- Floor area: 3,167m2
- Sector: Office
- Total cost: £1.8M
- Tender date: Jan 1999
- Procurement: JCT Intermedate
- Address: 114 Power Road, London, W4 5PY, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: de Metz Forbes Knight Architects
- Project architects: Amit Green, Julien de Metz, Sergio Green
- Client: Sapcote Developments
- Project manager: Chester Boothby Associates
- Quantity surveyor: Chester Boothby Associates
- Structural engineer: Stewart and Harris
- Graphic Designer: State
- Main contractor: Botes construction
Suppliers
- Cast glass: Reglit
- Furniture: Co-existence
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