Planning images for a sensitive project in a heritage setting.

The sensitivity of the project was matched by that of its setting. Following an international competition, the winning design by Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad and Gustafson Porter + Bowman went through a rigorous planning process.

The project moved quickly, so good team communications and quick responses to new challenges were essential to its success. Working with a large client team, our process began with stakeholder engagement workshops to fully explore and understand the complex agendas at work. View analysis sessions and study options helped us select and agree on the most important viewpoints. Using the very best photography to capture the quality of light required for such important imagery, we produced forty-seven verified views to illustrate the project’s impact on the many sensitive viewpoints across London, and seventeen illustrative images to convey the experiential and material qualities of the proposal, with a contextual palette of materials including patinated bronze fins. The project was granted planning permission in July 2021.

Project Collaborators:

Photography: Nick Rochowski, John Maclean, Emily Whitfield-Wicks