BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place, London, W1
New Independent Whitbed & Bowers Roach
Natural Stone Craft Awards 2007
Category: A new building in natural stone cladding
Natural Stone Awards 2006
Category: New Build (Modern Non Load Bearing Stone)
- Architect/Designer: MacCormac Jamieson & Pritchard
- Client: BBC
- Main Contractor: Osborne Bovis Lend Lease
- Precast Contractor: Techrete
- Material: New Independent Whitbed & Bowers Roach
The redevelopment and extension to the Grade II listed BBC Broadcasting House was a major development in the heart of London 's West End . The planning problems were extremely challenging as the site is surrounded by 14 listed buildings including the Grade I listed All Souls Church .
Albion Stone provided 85m3 of stone for the project.
Portland Bowers Roach and Portland New Independent Whitbed were both supplied to Techrete for Stone on Precast panels & integration into the Mero Cladding System.
Nearest Tube: Regents Park.
Albion Stone won three 'Awards', had two projects 'Highly Commended' and one 'Commendation' at the 13th Natural Stone Awards ceremony at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel in London . This project won the 'New Build (Modern Non Load Bearing Stone)' Award.
