Tales of the turbine halls

Jim Eyre of Wilkinson Eyre gave a special tour of the practice’s work at Battersea Power Station to The Architecture Club. Peter Murray was there to record Jim’s story of the regeneration of Europe’s biggest brick building.

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It is really appreciable knowing just how much thought does go into achieving stuff like this, building yet another shopping centre might not be everyone's cup of tea but this is certainly a remarkable architectural and engineering achievement and a worthy addition to the architectural environment of London.

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What is noticeable is that despite the volume of people moving through this area no thought was given to a how pedal cyclists or e-devices would flow from Battersea Park, Vauxhall or Nine Elms through this focal point and it's ended up in a kludge of competing interests with pedestrians and cars. The storage for cycles too under the building is problematic with a warren of doors, it's a shame a grand storage scheme wasn't taken from Netherlands or Copenhagen.