Marble Arch House
Marble Arch House
Marble Arch House is a £30m mixed-use development comprising 10,300m² of offices and 1,500m² of residential space that was undertaken as part of The Portland Estate’s long-term regeneration strategy to enhance its central London portfolio.
The scheme comprises three elements: a contemporary, commercial building that replaces an existing post-war block on Edgware Road, as well as the refurbishment of a Victorian property on Seymour Street and two existing Victorian houses on Seymour Place that have been reconfigured for residential letting, with small-scale retail/restaurant accommodation at ground level.
The principal element rises to eight floors plus a basement, maximising the potential for overall height on a prominent corner. Its façade is largely glazed within a framework of precast concrete and aluminium solar shading panels that are angled to allow views towards Hyde Park. The top floor is set back from the perimeter and takes the form of a lightweight pavilion. To the rear, the stepped profile of the building responds to the smaller-scale setting of the mews and the character of Portman Estate Conservation Area. Generous floorplates parallel to Edgware Road deliver 5,574m2 of high-specification office accommodation and 1,394m2 of continuous retail space that can be subdivided into separate units as required, with servicing from the rear mews.
The office building achieved BREEAM Excellent, with 40% lower carbon emissions than Building Regulations 2006.
Client: British Land
Architect: Bennetts Associates