BDP Introduction
BDP is a major international, multidisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists.
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Years of Design
Global Staff
Industry Awards
Global Studios
Our Studios
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Studios
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Countries
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Regions
N America
S America
UK
New York Toronto
Lima
Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow
Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Sheffield
Europe
MENA
Asia Pacific
Dublin Rotterdam
Abu Dhabi
New Delhi Shanghai Singapore Mumbai
Our global network of city studios bring cross-discipline design thinking to the full spectrum of the built environment.
Sectors Culture and Leisure Education Healthcare Heritage Housing Media Environments Retail and Mixed Use Sport Transport Urbanism Workplace
Professions Architecture Acoustics Building Services Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering Graphic Design and Wayfinding Inclusive Design Interior Design Landscape Architecture Lighting Sustainability Urban Design Urban Planning
Our Clients Emaar
Heriot Watt University
NHS
Earth
Houses of Parliament
Nike
Shapoorji Pallonji
Hudson Pacific
Olympic Design Authority
Ruhil Group
Iarnród Éireann
PwC
Radius
IKEA
Qatar 2022
Bluejay
IMAX
Queen Mary University London
BPTP
Indian Institute of Technology
Rogers Media
Lodha
Infrastructure Ontario
Royal Albert Hall
Mahindra
Ireland National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
Royal Opera House
Jiujiang Defu Technology
Sheffield Hallam University
Godrej Bhartiya City Ireo Gulshan Homz Reliance Zurich Airport Noida International Airport Unitech Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Bernard vanLeer Foundation Sun Group PRA Realty India Pvt. Ltd. Inkel Limited
John Innes Centre Lancashire County Cricket Club Lima 2019 Manchester Science Partnerships MP Kings Retail S.à r.l. Municipality of Winterswijk Nanjing University National Gallery of Ireland National Maritime Museum National University of Ireland Netflix Network Rail
Seoul Metropolitan Government Singapore People's Association The Berkely Group Theatre Royal Drury Lane TransManche Link Transport for Greater Manchester Transport Scotland University College London University of Cambridge University of Manchester University of Strathclyde Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Our values Creative User inspired Collaborative Supportive Organised
Design
People centred placemaking Distinct Social Natural Useful Beautiful
Design at every stage Visioning Briefing Design Delivery Operation
Design at every scale Cities Neighbourhoods Streets Parks Buildings Interiors
Design quality - over 1,000+ awards
Healthy urban environments
Source: THRIVES Framework
Sustainable design
Inclusive and equitable design
Projects
Heritage Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal, UK
Culture & Leisure Nanjing Jiangbei Library, China
“Built as a private home, studio and personal capriccio, Leighton House was always a tricky visitor attraction. BDP has solved the problem with grace, flair and flamboyance.” – Laura Freeman, Chief Art Critic, The Times
Leighton House, UK
Culture and leisure
Leighton House The design carefully turns the fragmented museum experience into a crafted series of spaces. These simple moves, coupled with an eye for detail, have transformed the visitor experience.
London, UK Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Leighton House
Architecture, Acoustics, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Lighting Design
Royal Albert Hall, UK
Culture and leisure
Healthcare Fujian Lin Wenjing Memorial Hospital, China
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, UK
Healthcare
AstraZeneca Global R&D Headquarters, UK
Science, research and technology
New Children’s Hospital Dublin, Ireland
Healthcare
Sports Asian games, Hangzhou sports park, China
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, UAE
Sport
Suoyuwan Stadium, Dalian, China
Sport
Urbanism Noida International Airport, India
Indigo Amea, Dubai
Geylang Serai Cultural Belt, Singapore
Urbanism
Liverpool One, UK
Urbanism
Retail & Mixed Liverpool One, UK
Crossroads, India
Westergouwe Community Centre, Netherlands
Mixed use
The Well, Canada
Mixed use
BOXPARK, UK
Retail
IKEA Hammersmith, UK
Retail
Shanghai Yangshupu Power Plant, China
Mixed use
Residential 55 Yonge Street, Canada
Hill Retreat, India
Bata Shoe Factory, Canada
Housing
Gap House, UK
Housing
Workplace Google HQ King's Cross, UK
80 Atlantic Avenue, Canada
Workplace
Entopia Building CISL, UK
Workplace
Entopia Building CISL Sets new standards for low energy use, carbon emissions and impact on natural resources. BREEAM Outstanding, EnerPHit and WELL Gold synthesised to dovetail their requirements and contradictions.
Entopia Building CISL
Cambridge, UK University of Cambridge Acoustics, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Lighting Design, Sustainability
“The development embodies a forward-thinking, aspirational workplace, while purposefully embracing Birmingham’s diverse heritage.” – Matthew Hammond, Senior Partner, Midlands Region Chairman, PwC
PwC Birmingham, UK
Workplace
Transport Whitechapel Elizabeth Line Station, UK
Dhaka Metro BDP is working on the Line 5 North Metro Line in Dhaka and is designing 9 underground stations for MFCA. There are 5 typical stations and 4 unique stations with 2 of them being stacked ones. The designs of the entry structures of these stations are inspired by the local context and vary from area to area, thereby lending then a local influence and tying them in with their surroundings.
Dhaka Metro, Bangladesh
Leicester Net Zero Bus Station, UK
Transport
“This station led the city through industrialisation, and it now stands out as an example of what we can achieve as we navigate our way towards net-zero.” – Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland
Glasgow Queen Street Station, UK
Transport
Education University of Birmingham, Teaching and Learning Building, UK
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi
IIT Mandi, India The campus is akin to a mini township catering to 1600 + students, 150 faculty members (+ families) and 140 staff (+ families) in Phase 1. The region has a very strong vernacular architecture and instead of imposing an ‘international’ style, the design incorporates local materials and roofing forms, as part of a masterplan that is deliberately not imposed on the site but developed around it.
"A complex brief on a challenging site, executed with love and care to create something enduring and special.” – RIBA Awards Judges
Centre for Creative Learning, Francis Holland School, UK
Education
Unlocks a dark corner of the conservation area setting with a rooftop garden, outdoor classroom and library. Fabric first approach and passive design measures to reduce energy demand.
Centre for Creative Learning Francis Holland School
Centre for Creative Learning Francis Holland School London, UK Francis Holland School Architecture, Acoustics, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Lighting Design
Learning and Teaching Building, University of Strathclyde, UK
Education
Senate House Steps, UK
Education
42 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Education
Media Environment Maison Radio-Canada, Canada
“The state-of-the-art technology, data capabilities and increased in-broadcast versatility allows the Sportsnet team to push the envelope.” – Jason Harding, VP Creative, Rogers Sports & Media
Sportsnet Studios, Canada
Media environments
Insights and Ideas
Global trends
People-centred placemaking
ESG and climate change
Technology integration
Inclusive design
Future flexibility
Adaptive reuse
Health and wellbeing
Net zero and sustainable design
Energy infrastructure
Old Buildings, New Beginnings Adaptive reuse and heritage regeneration
Old Buildings, New Beginnings Adaptive reuse and heritage regeneration can: •
Provide a building with a new purpose
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Enhance its social, physical and historic value
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Preserve its history while making it relevant to today’s society
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Create a sense of place for local communities
Regeneration of Shanghai's historic Yangshupu power plant into a vibrant mixed use destination
Shanghai Yangshupu Power Station Adaptive Reuse
Old Buildings, New Beginnings
Providing an opportunity to: •
Mitigate the building’s environmental impact
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Prevent further urban sprawl of our cities and towns A 1930s telephone exchange has been transformed into an ultra-low carbon sustainability hub at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership
Old Buildings, New Beginnings We can make an old building carbon free by carefully considering our approach to: •
Site selection
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Microclimate
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Material reuse
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Noise and air pollution
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Sub-structure
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Renewable energy
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Flexibility
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Greening
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Community
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Transport infrastructure
Reimagining Age-Friendly Living Rethinking our urban centres as multi-generational communities.
Reimagining Age-Friendly Living According to data from World Population Prospects, by 2050, one in six people in the world will be over age 65. So how do we meet the health and housing needs of this expanding, multifaceted demographic?
BDP’s framework for designing affordable age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods
Reimagining Age-Friendly Living Key design and construction considerations for building high-quality, age-friendly places.
Reimagining Age-Friendly Living
This approach looks at location, scale and use; reimagining age-friendly living as connected to a wider context and community.
Design for Inclusion How can we make projects more inclusive beyond accessibility?
Design for Inclusion
Society is demanding an equitable approach to the design and development of the built environment. Our guiding principles outline how can we create social value and support ESG objectives.
Guiding principles for incorporating social equity in the built environment
Design for Inclusion
BDP’s inclusive design approach focuses on the full range of human diversity and our vast human needs to enable everyone to live and thrive.
Design for Inclusion 3D acoustic modelling Just one of the methods we have at our disposal to visualise the behaviour of sound to ensure the auditory experience is inclusive for all.
South Bank University's Chapel Theatre
Rising to the Climate Challenge Sustainable design strategies for the built environment.
Achieving Net-Zero Labs How can we create a net zero science research building? •
Utilise the data that drives CO2e emissions
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Take a holistic view to reducing CO2e emissions
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Only build what is needed, but enable flexibility
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Take responsibility for the impact of your building
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Offset any remaining embodied carbon emissions
Low Carbon Now Our housing team in Toronto explore what we can do NOW to lower a development’s carbon trajectory. Three key levers: •
Build smart structures
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Use high performing building envelopes
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Eliminate fossil fuels
Lighting the Way to a Circular Economy How can we incorporate a circular economy approach to lighting design? It’s not just about product and the supply chain - it is crucially also about project process. Collaboration is essential.
River Regeneration – Bringing Life to Communities Revitalising our urban centres through green infrastructure.
River Regeneration - Bringing Life to Communities From building level to city level, green infrastructure offers a range of benefits to resolve complex urban issues.
River Regeneration – Bringing Life to Communities
We place four key design principles at the centre of our thinking to maximise the potential each project can bring.
Integration
Urban Edge
Grey Infrastructure
River Regeneration – Bringing Life to Communities
Intermediate Edge
Natural Edge
Green Infrastructure
Optimisation of Green and Grey Infrastructure Integrating green and grey infrastructure can form a holistic stormwater management system.
reGeneration Activating social and commercial value through meanwhile use.
reGeneration MEANWHILE USE during the time between land acquisition and the start of construction can enable: •
Placemakers to build trust and engagement with the community
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Understand their needs and address them through meanwhile use
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Incorporate the most successful aspects into the permanent development
reGeneration Activating social and commercial value by: •
Improving neighborhood health, employment, education, and placemaking
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Stimulating local spend
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Delivering real social impact to deliver ESG objectives
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Support industry reputation
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Creating interim income streams
These vignettes describe some possible meanwhile use scenarios
reGeneration BOXPARK Croydon has transformed an inactive site earmarked for future development into a dynamic pop-up food and entertainment venue for London’s diverse communities.
BOXPARK 330
independent businesses supported
800
FTE jobs created majority local to each site
$325
spend onsite and across local town centres
$169m
Gross Value Added (GVA) to local economy in new jobs and business investment
BDP India