Keeping you informed of developments in Bankside

In this Issue

A New Riverwalk Station for the South Bank

Landmark Residential Scheme for Bankside’s Cultural Quarter

Tate Modern Plans set Benchmark for the 21st Century

New Globe Education and Rehearsal Centre for Shakespeare’s Globe

Disparate DanMeet the People Behind the Schemes

Plus Projects Matrix and Map

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dbrief Quarterly introduces you to some of the people who are changing the face of London Bridge and Bankside.

We meet Dan Taylor, Senior Regeneration Officer at Southwark Council, where a joined-up approach is already paying dividends.

It seems that everyone working in the development

of Bankside and London Bridge knows Dan Taylor. And that’s the way he likes it. Dan manages the council-wide development team set up in December 2008 to lead regeneration in the area by smoothing the development process and protecting the amenity of the local community.

By liaising between the various people involved in the design and construction of the schemes the development team aims to provide a ‘one stop shop’, with officers available to

discuss proposals and become a part of the project team alongside the developer, builder, and architect. The council’s expertise includes development management, building control, economic development, public protection and enforcement services, public realm network management and area management services. The team is proud of its innovative working: instead of meeting in council offices, the officers go out on-site, meeting and involving local businesses and residents so that problems are highlighted at an early stage. Acting as a main point of contact the team coordinates activity and solves problems as they arise.

Des Waters, Head of Public Realm at Southwark Council and responsible for setting up the team is pleased with early progress: “Our approach has meant that we’ve been able to assist in resolving design issues related to the Shard early on, we’ve helped developers start their construction works onsite at NEO Bankside and won a new contract for the building control department.”

The dbrief publications are central to this coordinated approach and resulted from close work with partners Better Bankside and Team London Bridge Business Improvement Districts. Local ward councillor and Executive Member

for Citizenship, Equalities and Communities Adele Morris is pleased that new tools are

being developed to keep residents informed on activity in their areas: “The aim is to reach and engage with as many local residents and businesses as we can to keep them informed of

construction activity in Bankside and London Bridge. The e-bulletin goes out to thousands of residents and workers every month.”

The development team has already delivered an interactive project map of construction and infrastructure projects on Southwark Council’s website but they have many more ambitions for the coming year, including holding a number of public events in the autumn.

If you haven’t met Dan yet, look out for him at an event soon, or contact him ondan.taylor@southwark.gov.uk

To use the interactive map, follow the links from the London Bridge and Bankside Development Team page on southwark.gov.uk

The next edition will be out in the Autumn - in the meantime keep up-to-date with developments by signing up for dbrief Monthly on www.betterbankside.co.uk/development

Disclaimer: Responsibility for the accuracy of information published in dbrief lies with the individual contractors, developers and other companies who supply the information. For further information, please see the contact details given for each development.

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dbrief Quarterly is a unique collaboration by these groundbreaking schemes working together with Southwark Council and Business Improvement Districts Better Bankside and Team London Bridge. Here you can find out how these exciting developments will make this area a better place to live, work and visit – all in one newsletter. We will show you how the new buildings will look and meet some of the people who are making this transformation happen.

Of course development on this scale isn’t easy. As well as bringing great benefits to the area the development activity will inevitably cause some disruption to day-to-day life. We are intent on helping the process go as smoothly as possible. We work with the institutions and developers involved to keep our local residents and businesses regularly updated on activities at these developments, and each month you can receive our online bulletin dbrief Monthly delivered directly to your inbox.

This first edition is an opportunity to give you an overview of four major projects – Blackfriars Station, NEO Bankside, Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe. The matrix shows at a glance the schedule for this transformation and the map shows you where they all are.

In future editions we will delve more deeply into some of the exciting opportunities of the future including exploring how new construction methods can help the environment and meeting some of the people who are working on the construction of these schemes.

We hope you enjoy it! Please contact us at www.betterbankside.co.uk/developmentif you have any comments or would like further information about dbrief.

In the next five years Bankside and London Bridge will be transformed. More than 15 development schemes representing £4billion of investment will generate 4,500 construction jobs and 15,000 permanent jobs. The variety of these exciting developments will also be measured in superlatives – the country’s tallest building, the first railway station spanning a river, an extension to the city’s most iconic art gallery, new education facilities for the nation’s most historic theatre, as well as dramatic new homes, offices, shops and hotels designed by leading international architects. P

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A New Riverwalk StationFor the South Bank

Major work will soon begin on the South Bank, as Network Rail builds the first new rail station in the area for over 120 years.

The distinctive Blackfriars south station will be built at the base of the existing rail bridge on the Thames Path and is not without its construction challenges. For Network Rail the challenges include working above and near a fast-flowing river, the age of the existing base structure, the need to keep the railway running and the importance of ensuring site safety.

Part of the exciting £350m complete redevelopment of Blackfriars, which involves the construction of the first station in the UK to span a river, the south station will feature a glazed entrance area with shops and ticket facilities, provide entry to new station platforms and give passengers direct access to key local attractions on the South Bank including Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe.

The landmark Blackfriars station redevelopment is scheduled for completion in late 2011 and plays a vital role in the wider £5.5bn congestion-busting Thameslink Programme. Work at Blackfriars will help increase capacity and frequency on one of London’s busiest and fastest growing passenger routes, by upgrading a crucial railway artery running through London from St Pancras in the north to Blackfriars and London Bridge in the south. The upgrade will reduce pressure on key London Underground services by significantly increasing the number of rail services between Brighton and Bedford, and

by expanding the existing Thameslink network to include extra stations that will allow trains to travel direct to more destinations (e.g. Cambridge to Gatwick Airport).

Blackfriars is one of three central London stations on the Thameslink route that are undergoing major reconstruction. Together with London Bridge and Farringdon, the investment at Blackfriars will improve passenger experience and help stimulate wider regeneration in these areas.

For further information about the Blackfriars station redevelopment, please visit www.networkrail.co.uk or contact the Network Rail National Helpline on 08457 11 41 41.

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Blackfriars (road) Bridge was only the third bridge to be built across the Thames. The present one dates from 1869 but an earlier one, William Pitt Bridge, had been built a century earlier. From the road bridge you can see the rail bridge and the piers of another – both were built for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The dismantled one was the first rail bridge across the Thames.

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Landmark Residential SchemeFor Bankside’s Cultural

One of the most eagerly awaited residential developments in London is taking shape next to Tate Modern, after award-winning developers Native Land and Grosvenor started work in January this year on NEO Bankside.

NEO Bankside, designed by renowned architects, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, is a new world-class residential scheme overlooking the River Thames and St Paul’s Cathedral. It includes 197 luxury homes arranged over four state-of-the-art pavilions, set among a richly landscaped garden. The pavilions vary in

height from twelve to twenty-four storeys and offer one, two and three bedroom apartments in addition to prestigious duplex penthouses – all within easy walking distance of the City and West End.

Situated in a unique location within London’s ribbon of culture, NEO Bankside puts the benefits of the South Bank on the doorstep of its residents, from Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe to the Southbank Centre and Borough Market.

Work on the first phase of the £130 million construction programme continues apace with completion of the whole development in 2012. £1.1m is being provided to Southwark Council that will go towards local education, training and employment and local healthcare provision. In addition to premium residences, the development will also incorporate 11,000 sq ft of prime retail space and a significant amount of social housing.

NEO Bankside’s design also has a strong emphasis on improving the public realm, integrating the development into the wider Bankside cultural quarter and creating significant new public space. The landscape

design creates a series of groves as well as a pocket park, which establishes a strong relationship with the area of green space

around the neighbouring Hopton Street Almshouses. Sustainability is high on the NEO Bankside agenda, with features including a combined heating and power plant, ground source

heat pumps for central heating and cooling and solar water heating from roof panels. When completed, it is estimated that around 10 per cent of the scheme’s energy will come from sustainable sources.

Once completed, NEO Bankside will set a new standard for quality residences and service in this vibrant London location, now included by Knight Frank in their Prime Central London market index.

Alasdair Nicholls, Chief Executive of Native Land, said, “NEO Bankside will offer an unrivalled lifestyle and a range of community benefits, at the heart of London’s most exciting cultural quarter. Bankside continues to evolve, with developments like the Tate Modern extension and the new South Bank access to Blackfriars station, and NEO Bankside is a key ingredient in this evolution.”

In the next edition of dbrief Quarterly we will be examining the future of the Hopton Street site, which after being used for site offices and marketing will be handed over to Tate Modern and landscaped as public space for Bankside residents and visitors.

The sales and marketing of NEO Bankside will be launchesd in Spring 2010. For further enquiries and to register interest please contact Native Land Sales on 020 7349 7228.

£1.1m is being provided towards local education, training and employment and local healthcare provision.

New Globe Education and Rehearsal CentreFor Shakespeare’s Globe

One of Bankside’s most historic landmarks has announced visionary plans for the future.

As part of its project ‘The Second Stage’, Shakespeare’s Globe is embarking on a £6 million capital scheme to develop a Globe Education and Rehearsal Centre. In the most important theatre area of the world, next to the sites of the Rose and Hope Theatres, it will provide Globe Education with a base to develop its pioneering programme founded 8 years before the Globe Theatre opened.

Construction work has begun to transform the Victorian building on the corner of Bear Gardens and Park Street into four floors of inspiring education and rehearsal space. This site, 58 Park Street, was the original warehouse space in which Sam Wanamaker began developing his ideas for the

Globe project. The promotion of theatre-based approaches to the teaching and enjoyment of Shakespeare’s plays was always part of his vision.

Sam Wanamaker’s daughter, Zoë Wanamaker, visited the site recently and said, “It is a significant moment to see more of my father’s dream become a reality. The Globe Education and Rehearsal Centre will be a state-of-the-art

home to equal the quality of the education work here.”

Patrick Spottiswoode, Director of Globe Education said, “Sam always wanted the Globe to be rooted in its community of Southwark

and to be a resource for the community. For 20 years, Globe Education has been working with Southwark teachers and students from Early Years to primary, secondary and further education. The new Globe Education and

Rehearsal Centre will give us a bespoke home in Southwark for Southwark and will enable us to develop projects with families and two new Southwark Youth Theatre groups.”

Southwark Council agreed to sell the building to Shakespeare’s Globe because of this cultural and educational work.

Cllr Tim McNally, Southwark Council Executive Member for Resources, said, “It is amazing to witness years of hard work come to fruition. As a council it’s never been more important that we make the right decisions when it comes to retaining or selling our buildings. In the case of the Globe I think anyone would argue that this sale can only be good for the borough. The Globe is a major cultural landmark and it is great to think that we have played a part in helping it expand and reach out to the community in new and exciting ways.”

The new Globe Education and Rehearsal Centre is due for completion in late Spring 2010. In future editions of dbrief Quarterly we will follow its progress, exploring the facilities it will provide for both students and theatre practitioners as well as exploring the Globe’s wider vision for the ‘Second Stage’. This includes a faithfully reconstructed 17th century indoor theatre built to designs similar to those for Blackfriars Theatre where Shakespeare’s company performed in the winter.

More information on the campaign can be found at shakespeares-globe.org/thesecondstage

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Tate Modern 2Set Benchmark for 21st Century

Revised plans for the development of Tate Modern, granted planning permission by Southwark Council in the spring, will create “one of the most exciting cultural buildings in Europe, which will bring direct benefits to Southwark and London as a whole” says Tate Director Nicholas Serota.

Originally designed for up to 2 million visitors a year, the hugely successful Tate Modern now sees visitor numbers reaching up to 5 million annually. Strain on the existing building has also come from changes in contemporary art practice that require different kinds of spaces and a desire to bring more works out of storage to be shown permanently.

Over the past two and a half years the project Transforming Tate Modern, aimed at establishing the full potential of the entire

Tate Modern site and surrounding areas, has been developed by a design team led by architects Herzog & de Meuron. In consultation with artists and curators they have created a dramatic new museum for the 21st century. The revised plans aim to integrate the new structure with the existing building and to contribute to the local environment by opening up a new north-south route from the Millennium Bridge through the building to Southwark. This integration is expressed in a façade which echoes that of the original power station but which uses brick in a radical new way, by creating a perforated brick lattice through which the building will glow in the evening. The building is more compact than in the previous scheme and the configuration is more flexible to allow for future changes in the programme. At the heart of the new plans are the unique oil tanks of the former power station, which will be retained as raw spaces for art.

The revised building also sets new benchmarks for museums and galleries in the UK in sustainability and energy use. By exploiting waste heat emitted from EDFE’s relocated transformers and employing passive design principles wherever practicable the scheme will use 54% less energy, and emit 44% less carbon, than building regulations demand. As part of the concern to try to minimise the carbon footprint of the new development, investigations are also being carried out into whether groundwater cooling would be possible. Groundwater cooling is considered a renewable form of energy as it is more efficient than traditional cooling methods and boreholes have been drilled into the river terrace gravels to test whether the site is suitable.

Southwark Council commended the revised plans: “The proposed new building will be an extraordinary and unique addition to London’s townscape. There have already been great regeneration benefits for

the area following the opening of Tate Modern at Bankside. It is anticipated that Tate Modern 2 will further contribute to, and form the focus for, the future regeneration of this area. The application can be strongly recommended for approval.”

The project is due to be completed in 2012 at an estimated cost of £215 million at 2012 prices. To date Tate has raised £74 million, which represents a third of the overall costs.

Contact Synthia Griffin on 020 7401 5176, or email Synthia.Griffin@tate.org.uk

The revised plans opens up a new north-south route from the Millennium Bridge through the building to Southwark.