The building lies immediately south of the Hammersmith Flyover. Named in reference to its hull-like profile, the Ark was designed by architect Ralph Erskine, for Swedish developers Ake Larson and Pronator.
Erskine, based in Sweden, worked from a small office in collaboration with other trusted architects in order to retain design freedom. In the case of the Ark, Erskine and Vernon Gracie (who worked with Erskine on Byker Wall in Newcastle) collaborated with London architects Rock Townsend and latterly Lennart Bergstrom in Stockholm.
Planning permission for the building was granted on 19 September 1989; building commenced the same day and the complex was completed in 1992. Owing to the difficult economic circumstances at the time, Ake Larson's UK division did not survive to occupy the building. Drinks company Seagram subsequently occupied the Ark from 1996 until it was bought by Vivendi Universal in 2000.
Refurbishmentedit
The Ark on Talgarth Road
In 2006 German property company Deka sold the Ark to Landid backed by GE Real Estate and O&H Properties, who saw the building required a refit to make the interior better suited for multiple tenants.
The ensuing £20 million conversion was carried out by DN-A architects, comprising the stripping out of the central “village” and connecting walkways which spanned the atrium and the floorplates filled in creating two smaller atriums turning “the doughnut plan into a pretzel” in the words of DN-A director Stuart McLarty.
A new double height atrium was created on the ground floor, and a new fifth and sixth floor were erected, while the seventh floor was extended as an open mezzanine. As a result, net lettable floor space was increased by 30%, from 12,100 square metres (130,000 sq ft) to 15,600 square metres (168,000 sq ft). Each floor can be subdivided into two spaces and the open balustrading has been replaced with partially glazed partitions.
london, office, building, located, hammersmith, london, england, arkgeneral, informationlocation201, talgarth, road, hammersmith, london, england, united, kingdomcoordinates51, 4909, 2206, 4909, 2206construction, started1989completed1992heightroof76, metres, t. The Ark is an office building located in Hammersmith London England The ArkGeneral informationLocation201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London England United KingdomCoordinates51 29 27 N 0 13 14 W 51 4909 N 0 2206 W 51 4909 0 2206Construction started1989Completed1992HeightRoof76 metres 249 ft Technical detailsFloor count10Floor area15 600 square metres 167 900 sq ft Design and constructionArchitect s Ralph Erskine Lennart Bergstrom Arkitektkontor Rock TownsendReferences 1 Contents 1 Original building 2 Refurbishment 3 References 4 External linksOriginal building editThe building lies immediately south of the Hammersmith Flyover Named in reference to its hull like profile the Ark was designed by architect Ralph Erskine for Swedish developers Ake Larson and Pronator Erskine based in Sweden worked from a small office in collaboration with other trusted architects in order to retain design freedom In the case of the Ark Erskine and Vernon Gracie who worked with Erskine on Byker Wall in Newcastle collaborated with London architects Rock Townsend and latterly Lennart Bergstrom in Stockholm Planning permission for the building was granted on 19 September 1989 building commenced the same day and the complex was completed in 1992 Owing to the difficult economic circumstances at the time Ake Larson s UK division did not survive to occupy the building Drinks company Seagram subsequently occupied the Ark from 1996 until it was bought by Vivendi Universal in 2000 Refurbishment edit nbsp The Ark on Talgarth RoadIn 2006 German property company Deka sold the Ark to Landid backed by GE Real Estate and O amp H Properties who saw the building required a refit to make the interior better suited for multiple tenants The ensuing 20 million conversion was carried out by DN A architects comprising the stripping out of the central village and connecting walkways which spanned the atrium and the floorplates filled in creating two smaller atriums turning the doughnut plan into a pretzel in the words of DN A director Stuart McLarty A new double height atrium was created on the ground floor and a new fifth and sixth floor were erected while the seventh floor was extended as an open mezzanine As a result net lettable floor space was increased by 30 from 12 100 square metres 130 000 sq ft to 15 600 square metres 168 000 sq ft Each floor can be subdivided into two spaces and the open balustrading has been replaced with partially glazed partitions The building remained unoccupied until 2009 2 References edit Emporis building ID 159306 Emporis Archived from the original on 23 November 2020 Evening Standard https www standard co uk news ark no longer an empty vessel as the first tenant since 2000 moves in 6717396 htmlExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Ark London Official website nbsp Emporis com on the Ark nbsp This article about a London building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Ark London amp oldid 1174318007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
