Battersea Power Station kicks off world tour to find retailers September 4, 2014 The owners of Battersea Power Station are to kick-off a worldwide tour to find hundreds of retailers, restaurants and office tenants for the next phase of its development. From November, the Malaysian-owned Battersea Power Station Development Company intends to hold exhibitions in 13 cities across 11 countries, from New York to Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing [...]
Battersea Power Station hosts London’s latest pop-up cinema July 17, 2014 The sun has definitely got his hat on, so it’s perfect weather for heading south of the river to watch a film outdoors in the shade of London’s most iconic derelict building. Boutique cinema franchise Everyman has set up a nine metre screen in front of an army of pastel beanbags for the city’s [...]
Architects reveal Battersea Power Station designs April 7, 2014 ARCHITECTS Frank Gehry and Norman Foster unveiled their designs yesterday for the next phase of development at Battersea Power Station that will include 1,300 homes and a new high street forming the gateway to the landmark building. It will be the first building in London for the Canadian-American Gehry, whose works include the Guggenheim Museum [...]
Gehry and Foster unveil Battersea Power Station designs April 7, 2014 Architects Frank Gehry and Norman Foster unveiled their designs yesterday for the next phase of development at Battersea Power Station that will include 1,300 homes on either side of new high street forming the gateway to the landmark building. It will be the first building in London for the Canadian-American Gehry, whose best known works [...]
The man putting new power into Battersea Station April 7, 2014 Rob Tincknell talks to Kasmira Jefford about British buyers and a new breed of nesters ROB TINCKNELL is leading the way up a flight of steps to the roof of Battersea Power Station’s marketing suite. “We have got to be really quiet,” he whispers, as he opens the door onto the terrace and points to [...]
Battersea Power Station flats to be sold with £1m-plus price tag March 28, 2014 A SLICE of Battersea Power Station will set homebuyers back a cool £800,000 for a studio and £4m for a four bedroom flat, developers of the landmark building revealed today ahead of their launch in May. Battersea Power Station Development Company, which was set up by its Malaysian owners, plans to build 254 flats ranging [...]
Architects Foster and Gehry to design part of Battersea Station October 23, 2013 THE OWNERS of Battersea Power Station have commissioned world renowned architects Frank Gehry and Norman Foster to co-design part of the iconic £8bn scheme. Their practices Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners will design a new high street linking the development and the new northern line extension as well as 1,200 surrounding homes. It will [...]
Thousands queue for last peek inside Battersea Power Station September 22, 2013 THOUSANDS queued this weekend to get a last glimpse of the iconic Battersea Power Station before it undergoes an £8bn redevelopment. The Art Deco landmark was one of 700 sites being opened up to visitors as part of the Open House project. Police helped manage the large crowd, allowing 18,000 people to look inside the [...]
Mace wins £100m contract at Battersea Power Station September 3, 2013 CONSTRUCTION firm Mace has won a contract to manage the initial £100m of repair works to London’s Battersea Power Station, that will also see its four iconic towers demolished and rebuilt. The Battersea Power Station Development Company said yesterday it has hired Mace to oversee the repairing of the brickwork and the four wash towers. [...]
Battersea Power Station’s first 800 Circus West flats go on sale January 7, 2013 THE FIRST 800 townhouses, flats and penthouses at Battersea Power Station will go on sale to the public this Thursday as building of the £8bn scheme gets underway later this year. The Malaysian developers behind the site, which has lain derelict for over 30 years, will say this week that the first phase of the [...]