The design supports cultural organisational change by creating an effective 21st century workplace that facilitates a sustainable future for the MPS, as well as celebrating the world-famous institution’s long history. The design of the headquarters also conveys a new image for the MPS by creating a building that looks to engage with public and media alike.
The €70,15m - £60m - new headquarters is a radical re-modelling and extension of the Curtis Green Building, a 1930s prominent riverside site in Westminster, central London currently owned by the MPS. AHMM’s design has transformed the formerly obsolete building into a compact, bespoke HQ with the addition of new entrance and rooftop pavilions and a thorough reworking of the existing accommodation. The new entrance is designed to create a welcoming and non-institutional yet secure ‘front door’ for the MPS. This also reinstates the iconic revolving sign.
The aspirational project illustrates the MPS’ commitment to good design. The MPS held a design competition to find a renowned architect that could deliver its new image in built form. The result is a major new civic building for this prominent British institution.
The Curtis Green Building, which will now be known as New Scotland Yard, was formerly home to the MPS before its move to the former New Scotland Yard in Victoria in 1967. Designed by William Curtis Green in 1937, it sits on Victoria Embankment within the Whitehall Conservation Area and is surrounded by Grade I and Grade II listed buildings.
The €70,15m - £60m - new headquarters is a radical re-modelling and extension of the Curtis Green Building, a 1930s prominent riverside site in Westminster, central London currently owned by the MPS. AHMM’s design has transformed the formerly obsolete building into a compact, bespoke HQ with the addition of new entrance and rooftop pavilions and a thorough reworking of the existing accommodation. The new entrance is designed to create a welcoming and non-institutional yet secure ‘front door’ for the MPS. This also reinstates the iconic revolving sign.
The aspirational project illustrates the MPS’ commitment to good design. The MPS held a design competition to find a renowned architect that could deliver its new image in built form. The result is a major new civic building for this prominent British institution.
The Curtis Green Building, which will now be known as New Scotland Yard, was formerly home to the MPS before its move to the former New Scotland Yard in Victoria in 1967. Designed by William Curtis Green in 1937, it sits on Victoria Embankment within the Whitehall Conservation Area and is surrounded by Grade I and Grade II listed buildings.
