PLP Architecture
{{short description|Architecture firm in London}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| locations = London, Shanghai
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| founded = 2009
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| significant_projects = The Edge, 22 Bishopsgate, Francis Crick Institute, Nova Victoria
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| website = {{URL|http://www.plparchitecture.com/}}
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PLP Architecture is an commercial architecture firm based in London. In June 2016, the firm received planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest tower in the City of London.{{cite web|last1=Sisson|first1=Patrick|title=62-Story Tower Just Approved for London's Financial District|url=http://curbed.com/archives/2015/11/17/22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london.php|website=Curbed|access-date=23 November 2015}}
History
The firm was founded by Lee Polisano, former President of the American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), David Leventhal, former KPF Senior Partner, and Fred Pilbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, all former KPF Partners, following their departure from the firm's London office in 2009.{{cite news|last1=Kollewe|first1=Julia|title=Reworked Pinnacle to set new heights for City of London|journal=The Guardian|date=17 November 2015|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/18/plp-architecture-22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london-pinnacle-replacement/|access-date=17 November 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Branson|first1=Adam|title=Interview: Lee Polisano|url=http://www.building.co.uk/interview-lee-polisano/5065794.article|website=building.co.uk|publisher=Building Magazine|access-date=16 November 2015}} Pilbrow soon left the start-up to start his own firm.{{cite web|last1=Branson|first1=Adam|title=Interview: Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture|url=http://m.propertyweek.com/in-depth/big-interviews/interview-lee-polisano-of-plp-architecture/5075011.article|website=Property Week Magazine|publisher=Metropolis|access-date=16 November 2015}}{{dead link|date=June 2025}}
Projects
=The Edge=
In 2015, PLP completed the world's most sustainable office building according to the Building Research Establishment (BRE), The Edge, in Amsterdam.{{Cite web|url=http://www.breeam.com/index.jsp?id=804|title = The Edge, Amsterdam | BREEAM - Sustainability Assessment Method|date = 20 September 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Randall|first1=Tom|title=The Smartest Building in the World: Inside the connected future of architecture|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-the-edge-the-worlds-greenest-building/|website=Bloomberg|access-date=4 September 2017}}
=22 Bishopsgate=
In June 2016, PLP received planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, which will be the tallest tower in the City of London, a 62-storey multiple tenancy office tower developed by a consortium led by AXA Real Estate. The building is expected to provide workspaces for nearly 12,000 people, and to be the first building in London to be WELL Certified, a building rating system focused on human health and wellness.{{cite web|title=Delos WELL Certification|url=http://delos.com/works/office/|website=delos.com|access-date=25 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126065445/http://delos.com/works/office/|archive-date=26 November 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Robarts|first1=Stu|title=22 Bishopsgate to join London's high-profile high-rise cluster|url=http://www.gizmag.com/22-bishopsgate-london/38321/|website=gizmag.com|date=6 July 2015|access-date=25 November 2015}}
=Collective Old Oak=
In May 2016, PLP completed Collective Old Oak, the world's largest co-living building.{{cite news|title=Pricey housing markets mean co-living buildings are on the rise|url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21727948-co-living-hipsters-not-hippies-pricey-housing-markets-mean-co-living-buildings-are|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=5 September 2017}}{{cite news|title=Inside London's Largest Co-Living Development|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-londons-largest-co-living-development-1478794347|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=18 April 2017}} In addition to 546 co-living rooms, the project includes co-working, community and retail spaces on the lower floors, as well as two terraces and amenity spaces.{{cite web|last1=Mairs|first1=Jessica|title=World's largest co-living complex promises residents "everything at their fingertips"|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/04/28/collective-old-oak-common-co-living-plp-architecture-willesden-junction-london-housing/|website=Dezeen|date=28 April 2016|access-date=18 April 2017}}
= Sky Headquarters =
Opened in December 2016, the headquarters for Sky UK accommodates over 3500 employees{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2d895f0c-1acb-11e7-a266-12672483791a|title=Sky's the limit for latest theory in office design|last=Rigby|first=Rhymer|date=2017-05-02|website=Financial Times|access-date=2017-09-05}} in a large, sky-lit warehouse-like space, covered by the largest timber roof in the UK.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukgbc.org/resources/case-study/case-study-sky-central|title=Case Study: Sky Central {{!}} |publisher=UK Green Building Council|website=www.ukgbc.org|date=25 May 2017 |access-date=2017-09-05}}
=Other projects=
In 2016 the practice completed the new biomedical research facility for the Medical Research Council, The Francis Crick Institute north of the British Library, together with HOK.{{cite news|last1=Jourdan|first1=Thea|title=A new way of working for scientists|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/education/uk-stem-awards/10678363/francis-crick-institute-science.html|access-date=20 November 2015|publisher=The Telegraph|date=7 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=Architecture|website=The Francis Crick Institute Website|url=http://www.crick.ac.uk/the-new-building/architecture/|access-date=16 November 2015}}
Their commercial development at Nova Victoria in London's City of Westminster (for which they also prepared the masterplan) won the 2017 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/carbuncle-cup-2017-winner-announced/5089506.article|work=bdonline.co.uk |access-date=2017-09-06|title=Carbuncle Cup 2017 winner announced}}
They collaborated with Cambridge University and Smith and Wallwork Engineers on a study into wooden skyscrapers.{{cite news|last1=Heathcote|first1=Edwin|title=Timber advocates reach for the skies|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4ec57174-1f99-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c|website=The Financial Times|date=15 May 2017|access-date=5 September 2017}}
Awards
London's Nova Victoria mixed-use development by PLP Architecture won the 2017 Carbuncle Cup, described by award panelist Catherine Croft as a 'crass assault on the senses'.{{cite journal|last1=Robinson|first1=Jamie|title=The Spaces article: This is officially the UK's 'ugliest building' of 2017|url=https://thespaces.com/uks-ugliest-building-2017-named-shamed/|journal=The Spaces |date=6 September 2017|access-date=8 June 2019}}