BUILDING IN LONDON
PROFILE This brochure has been produced to explain the architectural 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 architectural understanding and experience related to several multi-million pound projects based in the UK in collaboration 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 collaborative synergy of these two successful practices for the benefit 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.
Since 1973, when Ron, partnered by Paul Gibson, launched the Sidell Gibson Partnership he has worked on a rich variety of projects ranging from International Commercial and Banking Headquarters 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 Securities, Greycoat, MEPC and other leading institutional and private developers.
Ron Sidell RIBA Founding Partner
He is a member of the Corporation of London’s Planning User panel, reviewing topics such as regeneration in surrounding boroughs and initiatives in planning and transportation.
Mark Boyland joined the practice in 1986, and was made a Partner ten years later, in November 1996. He was responsible as Project Architect and then as Project Associate 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 ÂŁ56m redevelopment of Woolgate Exchange, all in the City of London.
Mark Boyland RIBA Partner
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 Development Securities, and a major Key Worker housing programme. He is also responsible for Resourcing and Practice management.
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 professional expertise to some smaller scale design challenges for various central London contextual schemes together with his creative team. As a result Kreado was invited to attend its first exhibition in Rome together with other young designers in late 2009.
Alper Gohkan ERDEM M.Sc., B.Arch Managing Director
Alper also regulary drafts articles for various design magazines in Turkey and as well as his practical achivements he constantly follows up acedemic activities.
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 collobrative synergy and optimise their chance of gaining new commissions. His role in the company is to carry out market research and analysis, creating new development opportunities for clients, managing day-to-day operations of the company and oversee financial components of the business.
Dogan KARALAR M.B.A., B.S. Managing Director
Dogan is also responsible for evaluating contracts and determining the needs and requirements of projects to ensure that the business is run in compliance with the UK Companies’ Act.
SNOW HILL Sidell Gibson Architects were responsible for the design of the Snowhill Development and the internal fi t-out of 4 fl oors for Barclays Bank. Following completion of the Masterplan study for this signifi cant city centre site at Snow Hill station in Birmingham and the commencement of the enabling works, new tramline and viaduct, we were appointed to design the fi rst two phases of the development 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 construction is complete for Building 1. Construction of Building 2 should start this year.
Location Birmingham, UK Client Ballymore Properties Ltd. Plc. Size Building 1 - 29600 m² Building 2 - 36400 m² Contract Value Building 1 - £ 45,000,000 Building 2 - £ 65,000,000
BARTHOLOMEW LANE After other architects had tried and failed to get a planning consent on this diffi cult site the then owners decided to hold a design 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.
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
CROWN HOUSE KINGSWAY 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 facades 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 reconstructed stone window surrounds.
Location No.1 Kingsway London WC1 Client UKI (Kingsway) Ltd Size 9,800 m2 (106,000 ft2 ) Offices 1,100m2 (12,000 ft2 ) Retail 670m2 (7,00 ft2 ) Residential Accommodation Contract Value £ 40,000,000
MEDINA TOWER Medina Tower is a major urban development proposal to be located 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 establish an appropriate public scale at street level. A linear tower 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 leisure environment. The upper level provides commercial accommodation 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.
Location Tripoli, Libya Client Medina Tower Ltd.
ONE NEW CHANGE 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 complex 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 guidelines for major developments.
Location St Paul’s Cathedra, London Client Land Securities Plc Contract Value £ 200,000,000
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