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19.12.03


SCOTLAND


Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland submits plans for new HQ


Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland has submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council for its site at Pacific Quay on the south bank of the Clyde.

The project will create the first purpose-built Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ digital headquarters, providing accommodation and facilities for around 1200 staff.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland Controller John McCormick said that the planning application was an important and exciting step forward in the development of the entire Pacific Quay site.

"This landmark project will form the flagship of our strategy to create more stimulating and flexible working environments for staff, in a stunning new building that is more welcoming to our audiences.

"We have an opportunity which comes very rarely: to provide a world class broadcasting centre and help create a new and dynamic media quarter, regenerating an important location close to the heart of the city.

"The planning submission is an important step toward achieving that vision."

The new complex will include public spaces and amenities designed to make the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ more accessible and welcoming to visitors.

Digitally equipped for national and international radio, television and interactive, the 32,500sq metre new HQ, due to be completed in 2007, will place Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland at the heart of a unique urban media community of broadcasting and digital media production companies.

The building, by leading international architect, David Chipperfield and his team, will display a significant presence within the Pacific Quay framework.

The remarkable glass façade will ensure that the perspective of the building will change throughout the day, season and viewpoint.

A defining feature will be an internal, stepped 'street' that will rise throughout the entire length of the design, providing break-out spaces and informal meeting areas, as well as offering visitors a dramatic view of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland at work.

This is Chipperfield's first major building in Scotland. It is hoped that the new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ headquarters building will become a focal point for the continued development and regeneration of Pacific Quay.

The 60-acre site is currently undergoing a huge transformation and already houses the Glasgow Science Centre, IMAX Cinema, Scottish Criminal Records Office and the Millennium Tower.

"Pacific Quay will undoubtedly grow to become the hub for media activity in Scotland," said John McCormick.

"I look forward to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland being at the heart of that dynamic creative community."

In line with its strategy to direct more money into programme making, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland plans to source funding by raising the finance through a bond issue. This will enable the development to be undertaken at no additional cost to the licence fee payer.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland's planning submission will now be considered by Glasgow City Council, alongside consultation with public bodies such as the local community councils, the public utility companies and the Council's own Highways Department.


Members of the public may inspect the application at the Council's offices over the next 16 weeks.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland will also continue to work in partnership with Pacific Quay Developments, Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow Science Centre to progress the development of a new masterplan for Pacific Quay.

Notes to Editors


1. David Chipperfield Architects (DCA)

Founded in 1984, David Chipperfield Architects is an internationally renowned practice with offices in London, Berlin and New York.

The business has extensive architectural experience across a widely varied portfolio from museums, galleries, private houses to retail spaces and offices.

Principal projects since the practice's inception include:


River & Rowing Museum, Henley; British Film Institute London; Wagamama London; Joseph London; Circus Restaurant, London; Knight House, Richmond London; Gormley Studio, London; Vitra Showroom, London; Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin; Museum Island Masterplan, Berlin; Neues Museum, Berlin; New Entrance Building, Berlin; Kaistrasse Studios, DΓΌsseldorf; Ernsting Service Centre, Coesfeld-Lette; Ansaldo 'City of Cultures', Milan; Pasquale Bruni Showroom, Milan; Palace of Justice, Salerno; San Michele Cemetery Extension, Venice; Palace of Justice, Barcelona; Bryant Park Hotel, New York; Lever House, New York; Shore Club Hotel, Miami and many shops around the world for Dolce & Gabbana. They have also completed a number of projects in Japan, including the Matsumoto Corporation Headquarters, Okayama; Gotoh Museum, Tokyo and Toyota Auto, Kyoto.

DCA has won over 20 national and international competitions and many international awards and citations for design excellence, including RIBA, RFAC and AIA awards and the Andrea Palladio Prize.


In 1999, David Chipperfield was awarded the Tessenow Gold Medal. The practice has also won numerous awards for its design of the River and Rowing Museum at Henley-on-Thames.

2. Selected images

Artist's impressions of the new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland headquarters building at Pacific Quay, are copyright Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland and available on request.

3. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ property strategy

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is now seeking to reaffirm the highest standards of architecture and design in its buildings.

Val Myer's Broadcasting House was enthusiastically received in 1932.


The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ recognised that its new building had to encapsulate the sense of adventure at the dawn of a new age in broadcasting, and it needed the best architects and artists to achieve that aim in producing this gem of the age. Eric Gill, Serge Chermayeff, Wells Coates and Raymond McGrath were all involved.

There are very few other examples of good architecture in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's 500-building property estate. Most buildings are in need of heavy investment to bring them up to date. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has now embarked upon an ambitious, large-scale property strategy.


This includes bases being established in the Michael Hopkins' Forum building in Norwich, in the Mailbox shopping centre in Birmingham, and in MacCormac Jamieson Prichard's Priory Place in Coventry.

In London, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's operations will be focused on three sites:
Broadcasting House, White City and Television Centre.


The Broadcasting House redevelopment, designed by Sir Richard MacCormac, will house the entire network radio and news operation together with the World Service.
More information is available - Broadcasting House, London - the creation of a major new broadcast centre


Television Centre will be returned to its original use as a TV programme production centre and White City, planned by Allies and Morrison, will take on a new life as a vibrant media village.


These developments are all designed by world leading architects.


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