BUILDING IN LONDON

This brochure has been produced to explain the architec-tural service capabilities, for development projects in the UK, found between the collaboration of two practices: Sidell Gibson Architects and Kreado.

Sidell Gibson Architects has been practicing in the UK for the last 35 years, holding some prestigious awards for its successful projects, many of which are located in central London. Mainly specialised in office and residential-use, SGA is capable of delivering complex mixed-use schemes, such as the recently completed, award-winning, One New Change project located adjacent to London’s cherished St. Paul Cathedral.

Kreado is a burgeoning practice with a developed archi-tectural understanding and experience related to several multi-million pound projects based in the UK in collabora-tion with SGA. It has also established a valuable reputation for attracting potential foreign developers to invest in the UK. This reputation is also supported by recognition from the British Embassy.

This brochure aims to give some indicative information about the services made possible through the collabora-tive synergy of these two successful practices for the ben-efit of potential development companies who are looking to invest in the UK.

For further information or to request to obtain a detailed presentation please do not hesitate contact us.

PROFILE

Since 1973, when Ron, partnered by Paul Gibson, launched the Sidell Gibson Partnership he has worked on a rich variety of proj-ects ranging from International Commercial and Banking Head-quarters buildings in Germany, Spain and France in addition to leisure, retail, and hotel developments in Spain and Germany. Over the last decade, Ron has been involved with numerous major projects in the City of London, Westminster, Camden and Hackney. Ron masterplanned the Paddington Central project for Development Securities, and has been responsible for new commissions from Land Securities, Argent, Development Securi-ties, Greycoat, MEPC and other leading institutional and private developers. He is a member of the Corporation of London’s Planning User panel, reviewing topics such as regeneration in surrounding bor-oughs and initiatives in planning and transportation.

Ron Sidell

RIBAFounding Partner

Mark Boyland joined the practice in 1986, and was made a Part-ner ten years later, in November 1996. He was responsible as Project Architect and then as Project Asso-ciate for overseeing the development on site of Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square. He has worked extensively on major office developments since this time, including projects for Unilever PLC, Land Securities, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, two major developments for the Argent Group, and the £56m redevelop-ment of Woolgate Exchange, all in the City of London. From 1997 onwards he has been responsible for major projects including One New Change - a joint venture with Atelier Jean Nouvel and Land Securities, Paddington Central for Develop-ment Securities, and a major Key Worker housing programme. He is also responsible for Resourcing and Practice management.

Mark Boyland

RIBAPartner

Alper gained his M.Sc and B.Arch qualifications in Turkey. He then relocated to the UK in 2003 and has been practicing architecture in London since then.

Further to his healthcare and residential experience in the UK, Alper joined Sidell Gibson Architects in early 2005 and acted as a project architect in various office and mixed-use schemes.

He has then founded Kreado in 2008 and aimed to bring his pro-fessional expertise to some smaller scale design challenges for various central London contextual schemes together with his cre-ative team. As a result Kreado was invited to attend its first exhibi-tion in Rome together with other young designers in late 2009.

Alper also regulary drafts articles for various design magazines in Turkey and as well as his practical achivements he constantly fol-lows up acedemic activities.

Alper Gohkan ERDEM

M.Sc., B.ArchManaging Director

Dogan is an economist and he received his degree in Turkey. He then decided to move to the UK to gain his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA).

Dogan together with Alper founded Kreado to create a collo-brative synergy and optimise their chance of gaining new com-missions.

His role in the company is to carry out market research and anal-ysis, creating new development opportunities for clients, manag-ing day-to-day operations of the company and oversee financial components of the business.

Dogan is also responsible for evaluating contracts and determin-ing the needs and requirements of projects to ensure that the business is run in compliance with the UK Companies’ Act.

Dogan KARALAR

M.B.A., B.S.Managing Director

SNOW HILL

Location

Birmingham, UK

Client

Ballymore Properties Ltd. Plc.

Size

Building 1 - 29600 m² Building 2 - 36400 m²

Contract Value

Building 1 - £ 45,000,000Building 2 - £ 65,000,000

Sidell Gibson Architects were responsible for the design of the Snowhill Development and the internal fi t-out of 4 fl oors for Bar-clays Bank.

Following completion of the Masterplan study for this signifi cant city centre site at Snow Hill station in Birmingham and the com-mencement of the enabling works, new tramline and viaduct, we were appointed to design the fi rst two phases of the devel-opment to accommodate approximately 55000m2 net area of high quality offi ces with A1/A3 use at the ground level in two separate buildings.

Planning for Building 1 was granted in June 2006, and construc-tion is complete for Building 1.

Construction of Building 2 should start this year.

BARTHOLOMEW LANE

Location

Bartholomew Lane, The City of London,

EC2

Client

F&C Asset Management

Size

10,800 m² gross, 7,400 m² net

Contract Value

£ 32,000,000

After other architects had tried and failed to get a planning con-sent on this diffi cult site the then owners decided to hold a de-sign competition and as a result of this SGA were appointed.

The project is situated adjacent to the Bank of England in the heart of the City of London. The facade of a former bank built around 1930 is retained in the two principal frontages up to the 6th fl oor. Behind this, and extending above it in four further fl oors is a highly effi cient modern offi ce offering multi-tenanted lettable space for twelve fl oors. New facades at high level are faced in Portland Stone. A striking Reception room rising three fl oors forms part of the design.

The building was completed in 2010. A BREEAM rating of very good was achieved.

CROWN HOUSE KINGSWAY

Location

No.1 Kingsway London WC1

Client

UKI (Kingsway) Ltd

Size

9,800 m2 (106,000 ft2 ) Offices1,100m2 (12,000 ft2 ) Retail

670m2 (7,00 ft2 ) Residential Accommodation

Contract Value

£ 40,000,000

The development of 1-5, Kingsway provide approximately 9,800 m² (106,000 ft²) Net high quality of! ce space, 1,100 m² (12,000 ft²) Net retail space and separate residential accommodation over the two upper “ oors of 670m² (7,200 ft²).

The site is bound by Kingsway, Aldwych, Drury lane and Kean Street and is within the Strand Conservation Area in the City of Westminster Part of the of! ce and retail areas has retained fa-cades to Kingsway and Aldwych.

The full extent of the roof is new construction.

The existing retained facades are predominantly natural Portland Stone with period metal windows incorporating large decorative spandrel panels.

The remainder of the development has a new external envelope of metal-framed windows in a red brick façade dressed in recon-structed stone window surrounds.

Location

Tripoli, Libya

Client

Medina Tower Ltd.

Medina Tower is a major urban development proposal to be lo-cated on the coast in the city centre of Tripoli. It is designed to create a living and working environment of residential, offices and retail within a podium and linear tower.

The architectural concept of the podium base is designed to es-tablish an appropriate public scale at street level. A linear tow-er rises from 17 to 39 storeys of landscaped terraced residential accommodation above the podium level. This building form is shaped in response to the neighboring towers and to enhance views towards the sea. A public meeting gallery and restaurant is established at the top of the tower providing magnificent views along the coast. The podium base of the building is planned over ground and three upper levels, creating a mixed retail and lei-sure environment. The upper level provides commercial accom-modation for exhibitions, conferences and restaurant. The roof level provides a private garden facing the sea, as a facility for the residential and restaurant accommodation.

A series of landscaped courtyards are created around the base of the building. The principal entrance from the main road leads to a public arcade giving both pedestrian and vehicular access to independent entrances for the residential, offices and retail areas.

MEDINA TOWER

Location

St Paul’s Cathedra, London

Client

Land Securities Plc

Contract Value

£ 200,000,000

This is the largest and most innovative project currently on site in the City of London and includes a very large retail component.

We have worked on the design from the outset in collaboration and support to Jean Nouvel’s concept design and now take the lead role in delivering what is, in technical terms, a hugely com-plex scheme. The route to New Change is open to the sky and orientated to create a new view of St Paul’s Cathedral framed by the building. This ‘slot’ extends to the crossing at the centre of the site which forms an atrium running through the building.

The central atrium also provides access to the roof where there is a restaurant and café facilities and an extensive public terrace providing extensive views of the cathedral and London skyline. Above the retail accommodation, the building has fi ve fl oors of offi ces, arranged around four cores with an atria punctuating the fl oorpates. The building is serviced at basement level with vehicular access via a ramp off Bread Street.

The design will be based on achieving 10% of the energy needs, from renewable sources in line with the Mayor of London guide-lines for major developments.

ONE NEW CHANGE

Holford Mews, Cruikshank Street,

London,

WC1X 9HW, UK.

+44 (0) 20 3441 9766

www.kreado.co.uk

info@kreado.co.uk

Holford Mews, Cruikshank Street,

London,

WC1X 9HW, UK.

+44 (0) 20 3179 9000

www.sidellgibson.co.uk

enquiries@sidellgibson.co.uk