Battersea Power Station masterplan reset for final 16 acres
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The developer behind the vast Battersea Power Station redevelopment in London has pressed the reset button on its masterplan, appointing Studio Egret West to steer the final 16 acres of the 42-acre riverside regeneration.
The move will unlock up to 3.2m sq ft of homes, offices, cultural and leisure space across the remaining half of the central London scheme.
Studio Egret West will recast the original blueprint drawn up more than 15 years ago by Rafael Viñoly, reshaping the future phases to reflect shifts in how people live, work and spend leisure time in the city.
Around £5bn has already been invested in the new neighbourhood since the Malaysian-backed consortium acquired the derelict site in 2012.
The regeneration has brought forward more than 2,200 homes, about 800,000 sq ft of office space, over 150 retail and leisure units and the Northern Line extension that connected Battersea to the Underground for the first time.
At the heart of the scheme, the Grade II* listed Power Station reopened in 2022 after an eight-year restoration.
The final phases will stitch the site fully into Nine Elms, linking through to the 14-acre linear park running from Vauxhall and completing the six-acre riverfront park in front of the Power Station.
Construction is also set to begin shortly on two Frank Gehry-designed buildings that will complete Electric Boulevard, while a partnership with Wandsworth Council aims to deliver around 200 new council homes in later phases, subject to planning and funding.
Chairman Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan said the time was right to fine-tune the original vision to better support how cities now function. Interim chief executive Sam Cotton said the appointment marks the start of the delivery programme for the final chapter of the landmark scheme.
Source: Construction Enquirer
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