White City Place: Gateway Development

Gateway Central

Situated on the southern part of the existing White City Development, Gateway Central is an 11-storey new commercial building providing office and retail floorspace with a single storey basement. The Ground Floor also includes an entrance lobby and back of house areas with cycle parking and shower facilities for occupants. The Basement includes car parking, plant, and storage. All upper floors consist of B1 Offices. A screened open top plant area is accommodated on the 11th floor/roof level. Six floors of the building are pre-let to L’Oréal UK and Ireland for use as their new HQ and training academy (at Ground Floor).

“We are delighted to have started the next phase of construction work with ground-breaking on a new state of the art building at White City Place. Gateway Central is the next step in helping us complete our vision of transforming White City Place into a global business district for world class companies. Delivering over 260,000 sq. ft. of new floor space, the building will enable us to continue to meet the significant demand for office space at White City Place. L’Oréal’s commitment to moving their new headquarters to the new building will complement the mix of other creative companies that call White City their home.” - David Camp, CEO, Stanhope

Gateway Central is located on land directly adjacent to MediaWorks, and part of the wider regeneration of White City which has seen the area transformed into a world class business and education district. Further developments for Gateway include Gateway West (due to start Q2 2021 and complete Q3 2022) and Gateway East (currently under review).

We are Construction Manager for Gateway Central as well as upcoming Gateway West (details will be provided soon).

Client: Stanhope PLC on behalf of investors Mitsui Fudosan and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

Architect: Allies and Morrison

Structural Engineers: AKT II

Services Engineers: Sweco.co.uk

Landscape Architects: HED

Cost Consultants: Deloitte UK

Start Date: Sept 2020

Completion Date: Expected Q3 2022

Construction Programme

(Commencement Dates) *

2020

Prior to main works (pre-July) 2020

Enabling Works - COMPLETE

Quarter 3 (July-September) 2020

Piling - COMPLETE Substructure (Concrete) - IN PROGRESS

2021

Quarter 2 (April-June) 2021

Superstructure (Steelwork & Concrete)
Mechanical & Electrical (M&E)
Fit Out

Quarter 3 (July-September) 2021

Envelope (Façade)
Roofing
Lifts

Quarter 4 (October-December) 2021

External Works & Landscaping
Commissioning & Testing

*Programme subject to change. Main phases of work overlap across the different quarters

Working Hours

Mon-Fri: 0800 to 1800

Sat: 0800 to 1300

Additional hours of work may take place with approval from LBHF Environmental Health.

Gateway Central, South Avenue CGI

Gateway Central, Aerial CGI

Gateway Central, North Arrival CGI

Gateway West, Dorando Close

Gateway West, School Square

Gateway West, Garden

Gateway West, Entrance

Gateway Central, Arrival Square CGI

Gateway West

Work starts on new Gateway West building at White City Place.

Stanhope, on behalf of Mitsui Fudosan and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), announces the commencement of construction of the new Gateway West building at White City Place. The four storey contemporary brick and ceramic building will provide 25,000 sq. ft of office space, with the opportunity for a stand-alone headquarters, and is due to be completed by July 2022.

Gateway West is the latest addition to the iconic White City Place development following the start of construction in October 2020 of the new 260,000 sq ft Gateway Central building, part let to L’Oréal for their new headquarters, which is due to complete by the end of 2022.

Gateway West is a strong, angular but intimate brick building entered from a lush new public garden with secluded space and a quiet pedestrian route at the back to the rest of the site. It is part of the new business district at White City Place of life sciences, technology, media and education enterprises in the rapidly developing environment in White City.

Gateway West is designed by architecture and urban design practice Gort Scott and corners the site adjacent to the new Gateway Central building under construction and the existing Garden House let to the Royal College of Art.

David Camp, Chief Executive, Stanhope said:

“We are delighted to have started the next phase of construction work with the new 25,000 sq. ft Gateway West building at White City Place. Gateway West is part of our vision of transforming White City Place into a global business district for world class companies. This compact building will enable us to continue to meet the significant demand for office space at White City Place and for new headquarters buildings in particular.”

Jay Gort, director at Gort Scott, said:

“We are delighted to be working with Stanhope on this characterful new addition to the emerging Gateway scheme which champions the masterplan’s sustainable agenda. The constraints of the angular site have been treated as virtues to generate a strongly sculpted brick building that anchors this important corner and forms a point of contrast to the predominantly steel and glass-clad neighbouring buildings. A large proportion of the ground floor footprint is taken by servicing and vehicle lift to the basement of the larger Gateway Central building, a challenge which has been embraced through a solid, rock-like base that appears to become progressively ‘lighter' as it reaches the sky. A collaborative approach to sustainability has lowered embodied carbon, achieved 2025-2030 energy performance targets and doubled the biodiversity on the site.”

Architect: Gort Scott - Gort Scott
Structural Engineers: AKT II
Services Engineers: Sweco.co.uk
Landscape Architects: HED
Cost Consultants: Deloitte UK
Start Date: June 2021
Completion Date: Expected Q3 2022
Cushman & Wakefield and Knight Frank are the agents for Gateway West.

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