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90 Long
Acre, London
Architect
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Richard Seifert
& Partners
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Date
Built
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1982
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Location
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90 Long Acre
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Description
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This large
office complex near Covent Garden was
designed by Richard Seifert and erected in
the 1980s. It occupies a whole block
bordered by Endell Street, Shelton Street,
Arne Street and Long Acre. By the
1990s the building was considered to be in
need of refurbishment and rebranding and
Squire and Partners were commissioned to do
the work. They say of the project
that, "The entrance via an external
raised piazza on Long Acre was
uninviting and detached from the street
– the piazza itself was a tired and
claustrophobic area while the reception
area was low and poorly lit. Squire and
Partners was asked to re-evaluate both,
as well as refurbishing some 60,000
sq.ft. of office space on five floors
vacated by a departing tenant. The
client wished to give the building a new
image and culture more appropriate to
its location. The new double-height
reception area has been formed by
removing part of the first floor slab,
with a simple palette of materials
(white plaster, white marble, limestone,
timber and stainless steel) used to
create an elegant and luminous interior.
The piazza has been totally recast, with
granite paving, raised planters, low
Portland stone walls and appropriate
planting to make an inviting preface to
the building."
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