Residential Workbook 2018 Rev03

RESIDENTIAL WORKBOOK
JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS

CONTENTS 2 A Contextual Approach
to Residential Design
Projects
“OUR DESIGNS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, WHETHER 6 Holland Park Villas
IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS, ARE PREDICATED IN THE FIRST 12 Lillie Square
INSTANCE ON A SPECIFIC URBAN IMPERATIVE. THE 14 Lillie Square Affordable Homes

16 Wellington House
STRENGTH OF OUR WORK LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO CREATE 20 Millbank Tower
FROM THIS A ROBUST CIVIC IDENTITY AND A REAL SENSE 22 Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side West
24 Apex House
OF COMMUNITY.” 26 1 Station Square
28 Ashley Road South Masterplan
32 Westfield Plot C
AIDAN POTTER, PARTNER, JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS 34 Greenford Green
36 Dalston Junction
40 Leeds Student Village
42 St John’s Wood Barracks
44 Çiftçiler
46 Seager
47 Royal Military Academy
50 Hallsville Quarter
52 Bolshevik Living
56 Presnenskiy Val Apartments
58 Mosfilm Residential Phase 1
60 Stanislavsky Factory
64 Polyanka/44
66 Jurmala Apartments
68 Trellick Tower
69 10 Palace Gate
70 Mandarin Oriental
76 Park Hyatt
78 Golf Clubhouse Development
82 Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
88 Timeline
90 End Matter
4 Residential 5 A Contextual Approach to Residential Design
A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
Holland Park Villas, London Holland Park Villas, London Apex House, London
There is always the temptation to specialise development, as do the 184-unit Chatham is elegant and sensitively ordered, bringing the iconic Stanislavsky Factory site in
within any given architectural sector, Place development in Reading, and the something fresh to its setting. Design central Moscow. The practice’s Polyanka
and in residential design clients often 320-unit scheme in Canning Town’s sensitivity was also of critical importance scheme, also in Moscow, brings luxury
prefer to use a small stable of architects Hallsville Quarter. And in West London, to the scheme for a mixture of substantial living to a mixture of new and adapted
with familiar, rather than innovative, JMP’s feasibility study for a residential villas, apartments, and affordable homes historic buildings. The overseas dimension
design skills. John McAslan + Partners’ neighbourhood near the massive Westfield at the equally upscale St John’s Wood has become increasingly important in the
residential portfolio, overseen by director shopping mall seeks to activate and Barracks site in Westminster. practice’s residential portfolio, and it is
Aidan Potter, does not fit this model. humanise a previously problematic The practice’s outstanding track record currently focused in Russia and Qatar.
The practice’s residential schemes are urban setting. in major projects involving the renovation In Doha the practice’s residential
unusually diverse and outward looking in Most of the practice’s residential or transformation of historic buildings has schemes range from the Mandarin Oriental
terms of building types, demographics, schemes are designed to high given it a distinct advantage in residential hotel and apartment complex in the new
and national and international markets. specifications, but they also include housing redevelopments or renovations of important Msheireb quarter, and a new hotel for the
The schemes have ranged from the and accommodation for key workers, heritage-listed residential buildings. Park Hyatt Group. These projects have
strikingly innovative Çiftçiler residential state-supported families, and first-time At the smallest scale, an excellent been fascinating and challenging in the way
towers, with integrated winter and buyers. The physical and social contexts example is the remodelling of the Grade they have fused contemporary design with
sky gardens, in Istanbul; apartment of our residential projects, and our range II* listed apartment building at 10 important Qatari architectural precedents.
blocks as part of the practice’s masterplan of clients, has precluded any possibility Palace Gate in London’s Kensington, As the projects in this Workbook
for the regeneration of the Dalston of standardised “trademark” design: the which was originally designed in 1939 show, this specific design response to
Junction Interchange area in London; and architectural responses have been unique by Wells Coates, one of Britain’s greatest places, sites, and commercial intentions is
Wellington House, near Buckingham Gate, to the sites, the commercial aims of the modernists. The practice has also characteristic of John McAslan + Partners’
featuring an Indian sandstone façade clients, and specific civic or heritage issues. contributed to the restoration of Trellick residential architecture.
etched with artwork by Georgia Russell. In London’s exclusive Campden Hill, Tower, the late modernist masterpiece
In Moscow, JMP’s masterplan for the 7ha for example, the practice designed the by Ernö Goldfinger. At much larger Jay Merrick
Sugar Factory site is designed to deliver Holland Park Villasa luxury apartment scales, projects in historic settings have
more than 1000 residential units in a block with a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ included the creation of a residential-led
waterside and parkland setting. environmental rating, in an area development at the former 19th century
High quality residential design adds characterised by relatively grand Georgian Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, and
value to important city centre sites, and and Victorian homes. The modern design a tableau of luxury apartment blocks on
signals new aspirations in inner-city and
suburban areas. JMP’s transformation
of the Millbank Tower, near the Houses
of Parliament and Tate Britain, and
within a Conservation Area, will create
a high-end hotel and apartments
complex. The eight-block Seagrave Road
development in Hammersmith is based
on a contemporary arrangement of new
garden squares; in Deptford, the Seager
tower-and-arc scheme sets a new design
standard for residential-led mixed use
Wellington House, London Mandarin Oriental, Doha Çiftçiler, Turkey
PROJECTS
8 Residential 9 Projects
HOLLAND PARK VILLAS

KENSINGTON, LONDON
This luxury residential block, in one of
London’s most exclusive residential districts,
was commissioned by Grosvenor and
Native Land. The design has ensured that it
benefits from views over private, south-facing
landscaped gardens, with good orientation
and natural daylighting. This scheme is
inherently flexible in terms of phasing,
unit size, numbers and mix. It also has a
Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4: very
good rating. When complete, the quality of
design and materials will ensure a landmark
development in this outstanding location.
A key aim of the design was to create a
building which combined an appropriate
degree of architectural modernity with the
sense of calm gravitas associated with large
apartment buildings from earlier periods.
Opposite: apartments benefit from landscaped gardens as

well as enjoying views out over Holland Park; above: site
plan; below: aerial view showing site context
Materials Palette; Exterior
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Top right: visualisation showing penthouse interior and external

terrace; opposite; photograph of facade during construction;
above; visualisation of main entrance; right: materials palette
illustrating the high quality natural finishes
Above & left; visualisations

of apartment interior; Right:
Balcony View
LILLIE SQUARE
HAMMERSMITH, LONDON
This residential scheme was the first element
of the wider Earl’s Court Masterplan to win
planning approval. The project includes over
800 units distributed across eight blocks,
ranging from a 16 storey tower of high-end
flats to high quality affordable housing. The
variety of residential settings is informed
by West London’s private and semi-private
gardens, the sequence of blocks and green
spaces represented as a contemporary
interpretation of London garden squares. The
scheme features a new public park along the
eastern boundary of the site.
Opposite: visualisation of proposed scheme. Buildings

of varying heights are connected by linked green spaces
and pedestrian routes; top right: site plan, highlighting
the masterplan’s composition as a sequence of garden
squares; top left: aerial view showing the site context,
adjacent to Earl’s Court exhibition halls; right: visualisation
showing a typical garden square; above: visualisation of
proposed roof-top café
LILLIE SQUARE AFFORDABLE HOMES

HAMMERSMITH, LONDON
The dramatic re-development of the
Earls Court masterplan addresses this
fundamental issue directly with the allocation
of 199 affordable residential units carefully
integrated into a wider residential complex.
John McAslan + Partners design for the
only affordable portion of this masterplan
offers a well designed complex of buildings
at a comfortable human scale. A range of
carefully designed units are provided with
generous dedicated private amenity space
as well as key links to the private garden
squares. The scheme unifies a number of
building typologies with a rational gridded
facade, articulated with stone and render
panels as well as deep bronze reveals to
windows and doors. This purposefully paired
back language is consistent with the wider
masterplan and provides this affordable
offer equivalent architectural presence to its
handsome neighbours.
Opposite: visualisation showing external front of the

residential development; below: visualisation showing
proposed internal view of apartment.
WELLINGTON HOUSE
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
This 10-storey residential scheme for Land
Securities, with frontages on Buckingham
Gate and Petty France, comprises 59 high-
value apartments with retail at ground level.
Careful consideration has been given to
the building’s distinctive Indian sandstone
façade: the practice collaborated with the
artist Georgia Russell to develop the incised
patterning, inspired by the flight pattern
of birds. All apartments benefit from good
daylight, outdoor amenity spaces and, on
upper floors, superb views across London.
Opposite: view of the completed project, looking south

down Buckingham Gate; above: view of ground level retail
element; below: aerial view
Opposite: façade detail view; above: view of Wellington

House with church in the background
MILLBANK TOWER
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
John McAslan + Partners was commissioned

by Basio Holdings to convert the 33-storey,
118m high Millbank Tower and Complex
into high-end residential and 5-star hotel
use. The original scheme was designed by
Ronald Ward + Partners for the engineering
company Vickers and completed in
1963. It is Grade II listed and one of the
few London towers to be praised for its
structural elegance and composition. The
Millbank Tower site is particularly sensitive
- directly located on the Embankment,
and surrounded by conservation areas
and nearby heritage landmarks, including
the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and
Westminster Abbey. It is also visible from
the Parliament Square World Heritage
Site, as designated by UNESCO. Planning
permission was achieved Spring 2016.
Opposite: visualisation showing river view of Millbank

Tower; above: overview of the site; below: river view of the
Millbank Tower.
CARLSBERG TETLEY THAMES SIDE WEST

NEWHAM, LONDON
The Carlsberg Tetley, Thames Wharf Devel-
opment Masterplan creates a connected
mixed use development providing over 5,500
mixed tenure housing units and is located
on a vacant industrial site in Thames Wharf
directly adjacent to the Royal Docks. The site
located is in a key position along the London
Borough of Newham’s “Arc of Opportunity”
that links Stratford and the Olympic Parks
to the north, through the Lower Lee Valley to
the Royal Docks in the East.
The 17.7ha site is bounded by the River

Thames to the south and by the elevated
Silvertown Way Road and DLR to the north.
The site is also the northern point of entry
into the proposed Silvertown Tunnel which
is a major new road tunnel under the River
Thames by TFL linking the Greenwich Penin-
sula and West Silvertown intended to relieve
congestion through the Blackwall Tunnel
planned to run by 2021.
The ambition of the development is to create

a place where people will choose to live,
work and stay,delivering the objectives of
Newham’s core strategy 2012 to build a new
sustainable future that places the Borough
at the heart of the economic growth of East
London.
Above: Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side West Masterplan;

Opposite: visualisation of the emerging scheme.
APEX HOUSE
TOTTENHAM, LONDON
Apex House is located on a busy
commuting junction, at the corner of
Tottenham High Road and Seven Sisters
Road. JMP demonstrated how, with careful
design, the planning restrictions on the site
could be developed to deliver substantially
more residential accommodation in a
landmark 22 storey tower, signalling its key
location in Tottenham. Apex House will be
delivered as Phase 1 of the Seven Sisters
Regeneration Project, which includes the
consented Wards Corner development
at Seven Sisters Underground Station by
January 2020. Planning permission was
granted in March 2016, for 60% PRS and
40% Affordable Rent.
Right: model of proposed scheme; below left and

right: visualisations showing exterior and retail
space; opposite: visualisation showing the view
of the new residential building from Tottenham
High Road.
1 STATION SQUARE
TOTTENHAM, LONDON
John McAslan + Partners have been

commissioned to design a signature building
at the gateway to the wider masterplan and
redevelopment north of Tottenham Hale
Station. The proposal takes the form of a
23 storey building providing 128 residential
units and with the majority of the ground
floor dedicated to retail. The building is
on the corner of an island site, further
complicated by the presence of the Victoria
Line tunnels under the building’s nose. The
scheme was granted planning permission in
April 2017.
Above and opposite: visualisations showing new residential building.

ASHLEY ROAD SOUTH Ada

National College for Digital Skills
TOTTENHAM, LONDON
John McAslan + Partners led the masterplan
of the Ashley Road Masterplan, an important
7ha site, north of Tottenham Hale Station.
It is part of Haringey’s Development Control
Framework which includes the completed
Hale Village and the new masterplan to
the south developed by Allies + Morrison
for Argent. John McAslan + Partners led
the process to develop the design which
would eventually link local parks, schools
and neighbourhoods together with the new
• Ada, the National College for Digital Skills is the first brand new Further
Education College to open in 23 years.
• The Founding Industry Partners of Ada are Deloitte, IBM, Bank of America
Academic Building at its core. A new bridge Merrill Lynch, Gamesys and King.
• The College has raised £31m in the capital project across all the sites and for
equipment. This is largely from the Department of Business, Innovation and
is also planned to cross east to west and Skills and the London Enterprise Panel (GLA).
• In time it can offer any qualification under a Masters degree but it will start by
link up areas which currently are cut off by offering Apprenticeships in Digital Innovation for post 18 learners.
• It also has a sixth form focused on computer science offering A-level and
B-tech qualifications as part of an extended day. This is opening in Broad Lane
the busy rail and road links. Three planning this September.
• Within five years it will educate 5,000 learners through a variety of courses.
applications are being developed for the 850

new homes, large new commercial space
(including the renovation and adaptation SEVENTH FLOOR
of an existing building on the site) for co-

Multi use games area
working use and the proposed National SIXTH FLOOR

16-18 teaching spaces
Group study areas
College for Digital Skills. FIFTH FLOOR

Auditorium
Group study areas
External deck
Below; aerial view of John McAslan FOURTH FLOOR

+ Partner’s emerging masterplan; Group study areas
above; 00’s college design; opposite; THIRD FLOOR
view looking north along Ashley Road,

19+ teaching spaces
Group study areas
including the improvements to the SECOND FLOOR
public realm, the refurbishment of External Garden

Canteen / Events spaces
the locally listed Berol House and the FIRST FLOOR

19+Base
proposed residential buildings; Specialist labs

Main server room
Group work
Academic staff base
GROUND FLOOR
Main student entrance
Reception and adiminstration base
Resource Centre
Creative Labs
Group study areas
BASEMENT
Lecture and presentation space
Group work area for hackathons etc
Specialist teaching spaces and equipment
00
Above top; view of the emerging scheme from Down

Lane Park; Above; view south along Watermead
Way towards the District Centre; opposite; view
looking north along Ashley Road to the park,
including the improvements to the public realm, the
refurbishment of the locally listed Berol House and
the proposed residential buildings;
WESTFIELD PLOT C
WHITE CITY, LONDON
The practice have been commissioned

to carry out a feasibility study for the
Residential Phase 2 of Westfield London.
The proposal is for a new residential
neighbourhood adjacent to the retail
extension of Westfield, currently under
construction, following the outline consent
granted by the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham in 2014.
The masterplan consists of 9 buildings,

ranging from 8 - 21 storeys and delivering
approximately 1035 new homes, likely of a
build to rent tenure.
Left: early visualisation from within the

courtyard; opposite top; aerial visualisation
of scheme; opposite; internal visualisation
of penthouse apartment; top; preliminary
sketch of the scheme;
GREENFORD GREEN
EALING, LONDON
John McAslan + Partners along with CF

Commercial have developed a retail strategy
for Greenford Green. Greenford Green will
become a new village within which shops,
restaurants and workspace will be a key
component to service, and become an
integral part of, the Greenford community.
The Grand Union Canal offers a unique
waterside opportunity for restaurants and
retailers to create an attractive destination
for the residents of Greenford Green. The
commercial units located around Grand
Union Square and Canalside Terrace
will provide a variety of uses offering
convenience and choice for residents.
Below: sketch showing Canal side character; right: visual

showing shop fronts in Grand Union Square
DALSTON JUNCTION
HACKNEY, LONDON
The practice designed this major residential
development in Dalston, which includes
a new station and a public square. The
scheme comprises 309 apartments and
forms a key component of the East London
Line extension linking Hackney to the North
with Croydon to the South. The scheme has
become the pivot-point of a part of London
that, until a few years ago, had no widely-
known social or cultural cachet. The situation
is very different today, and this scheme has
played a central role in raising the profile of
Dalston as one of London’s most fashionable
cultural hot-spots.
Right: view of completed scheme; below: site plan;

opposite: façade detail; opposite below left: view of station
underneath the development; opposite below right: model
view; overleaf: view of completed development and
public realm
LEEDS STUDENT VILLAGE

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
The practice together with a team of
leading consultants was commissioned
by Downing to undertake phased design
work for a masterplan, landscape design,
refurbishment works and a new student
residential development consisting of three
buildings as part of their proposed Student
Village ; including a 14-storey North Block,
a 10-storey South Block and a taller 21
storey central block. The landscape is crucial
in ‘knitting’ the disparate buildings and
architecture into an integrated whole. With a
6m change in level from one end of the site
to the other, the design needed to overcome
numerous topographic challenges, but
makes the most of the opportunities afforded
through the creation of terraces and seat
walls set into the slope. The predominantly
green campus space unfolds around a
central square: a new gathering space at the
heart of the student community
Opposite and below: images showing completed scheme;

above: site plan
ST JOHN’S WOOD BARRACKS

WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The masterplan and design for this luxury
residential development was won through
an invited competition. The scheme
consists of private villas, townhouses,
apartments, and affordable units. The
site represents a large, contextually
and socially sensitive redevelopment
opportunity in one of the most exclusive
parts of north-west London. It features
a listed riding school and is surrounded
by a rich mixture of architecture and
neighbourhood uses.
Opposite below: site plan, inspired by the typical

London square; opposite above and above: the
masterplan proposed a sequence of residential
buildings arranged as a considered composition of
generously proportioned ‘villas’
ÇIFTÇILER
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
The stepped form of this high-end
residential and retail development takes
full advantage of extraordinary views
from the site across this great city: the
Bosphorus and the Golden Horn can be
clearly seen from here. The scheme also
addresses environmental challenges,
featuring leading edge sustainable design.
The two towers consist of three glazed
fingers, separated by ‘sky gardens’.
The external envelope incorporates a
series of winter gardens which provide
semi-external space for residents whilst
shading interiors. The base of the towers
are set into a slightly raised landscaped
podium, which creates space for other
uses beneath the buildings.
Opposite: model view; top: apartment interior; below left

and right: Çiftçi Towers, in construction
SEAGER ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY

DEPTFORD, LONDON WOOLWICH, LONDON
This residential and mixed-use Woolwich’s Royal Military Academy
development has created a landmark was built between 1805 and 1906 and
development on the site of the old Seager consists of a number of outstanding
distillery by Deptford Bridge and forms Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings.
an integral part of Deptford’s ongoing Within this setting, the practice has
urban regeneration. The high-density created an urban village of new and
scheme provides homes and affordable refurbished buildings with 320 residential
live/work units, together with workplaces, units, supported by attractive squares,
cultural spaces and retail amenities. gardens, and new pedestrian routes
that have added a new sense of social
energy. The residential-led mixed-
use development includes retail and
community facilities. A key intention was
to preserve the existing architectural and
historical gravitas of the buildings and
site, ensuring that most of the existing
buildings were retained and refurbished.
Above right: model view, showing the integration of historic

fabric and new build; below: view of the Royal Military
Academy’s historic setting
Top: visualisation of the completed scheme, viewed

from across the adjacent park; below: model illustrating
the crescent form of the development; right: view of the
landmark tower
Above: view of restored and reconfigured historic

elements; opposite: views of new build apartments
HALLSVILLE QUARTER
CANNING TOWN, LONDON
Hallsville Quarter is a residential-led,
mixed-use development in the heart of
Canning Town. Occupying two separate
plots, this project defines the central
pedestrian ‘spine’ of the masterplan,
prepared as part of the wider site. This
scheme provides a series of residential
and retail buildings, with roof tops offering
additional amenity space for residents. A
high street, hotel and community health
centre will support the scheme’s 350
residential units.
Opposite and below: visualisations showing the landmark

towers with their highly articulated façades, as well as the
generous provision of public realm; above right: overall
site masterplan
BOLSHEVIK LIVING
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The Bolshevik Living site is part of John McAslan

+ Partners’ Bolshevik Factory masterplan on
Leningradsky Prospekt. John McAslan + Partners
were commissioned to transform three of the
existing historic industrial buildings, originally a
confectionary and perfume factory, into high end
residential apartments. The site represents a great
opportunity for a residential complex refurbishment.
The details, finishes and materials are being
developed and chosen to celebrate the history of
the buildings and offer the end users attractive,
comfortable and functional spaces.
Top; Bolshevik Factory

Masterplan; left and opposite:
view of the restored historic
buildings, adapted for
residential use;
1 BEDROOM FLAT
43 SQM
1 BEDROOM FLAT
44 SQM
Opposite top: visualisation of the residents’

lobby; opposite and below; visualisations of the
proposed apartment interiors; right; typical flat 2 BEDROOM FLAT
layouts within the challenging structure of the 66 SQM
existing building;
PRESNENSKIY VAL APARTMENTS

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
This prestigious apartment development for the

PIK Group is located in the Presnenskiy District
of central Moscow close to many of the city’s key
landmarks. The nineteen storey development
delivers 230 apartments within an overall gross
development area of 25,270 sqm with integral
basement parking. The building is in construction
and programmed to be completed in February
2018. The architecture of the building is a
contemporary evocation of some of the cities
great commercial buildings of the 1930s and will
be a signature development in this important and
sensitive urban neighbourhood.
Right and opposite:

visualisation of the proposed
facade treatment and
residential entrance;
MOSFILM RESIDENTIAL PHASE 1

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The residential quarter of this initial masterplan will

deliver up to 230 apartments within 33,663msq of gross
internal area above ground with 262 car parking spaces.
The design aims to exploit the unique characteristics of
this site and location to create an exceptional residential
development arranged around a beautifully adapted
modern landscape. The dramatic change of level and
ascending theme of the site offers a wonderful urban
progression to this design. The great central axis which
Opposite top: masterplan including concert hall, office buildings and
was the centrepiece of the original competition has
two residential phases; opposite below: view north of the concert hall
been retained as a guiding principle in the new design and the residential buildings in the distance; above; visualisation of
and the pattern of simple and elegant apartment blocks proposed residential entrance; below; visualisation of main entrance
arranged around generous gardens compliments and lobby; overleaf; visualisation of aerial view of residential buildings;
in no way obscures the setting and presentation of the

Mosfilm Cultural and Heritage Ensemble arranged along
Mosfilmovskaya. Our Design is presented in a timeless
and modern architectural language and will establish
the Mosfilm City precinct as one of the City’s premier
destinations as a contemporary urban living quarter.
STANISLAVSKY FACTORY
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
John McAslan + Partners was appointed
as masterplanner and design architect
for the historic Stanislavsky Factory
in Moscow. The project involved the
conversion of thirteen historic industrial,
cultural, and residential buildings into
a mixed-use business and cultural
complex, with luxury apartments,
hotel, and restaurant components.
The new residential element consists
of low-rise blocks accommodating 60
luxury apartments which have set a
new standard for high-end apartments
in central Moscow. The landscaping
of the site is another first for Moscow,
introducing an entirely new and
environmentally sophisticated approach
to urban backland landscaping in the
centre of the city.
Opposite: entrance to one of the apartment buildings;

below: St Martin’s Church; right: view showing main
façade of the 1912 building, with a residential block in left
foreground; top: site plan of the overall Stanislavsky Factory
development; bottom: elevation of residential element
Opposite and above: views of the residential buildings

POLYANKA/44
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The Polyanka/44 development is a unique complex of
luxury villas located in the quiet streets of Yakimanka,
one of central Moscow’s oldest and most characterful
districts 2km south of the Kremlin. The result of a
collaboration between Russian developer PSN Group
and British architect John McAslan + Partners, the
1.58 hectare scheme creates an ensemble of eight
new and historic buildings, offering 185 luxurious
apartments and exclusive retail and amenities. The
contemporary design of the seven-storey villas will
feature limestone facades and elegantly detailed
bronze metalwork. The buildings are set amongst
generous landscaped gardens, creating a private and
peaceful oasis in the centre of the city, a rarity in the
Moscow property market. The development is currently
under construction and due from completion in 2017.
Opposite: View of one of the residential buildings from within the private
landscaped gardens; above top: street view of the refurbished heritage
building; above bottom: street view of the new residential buildings; below:
aerial view of the scheme.
JURMALA APARTMENTS
JURMALA, LATVIA
Our design for the Jurmala Villa for Vesper
Properties aims to create a modern
apartment building that is seamlessly
woven into the surrounding natural
landscape in this wonderful seaside
location to the west of Riga.
The design provides a series of luxurious
apartments over four storeys which
are all unique in layout and aspect but
which share a common language and
identity. The flats are carefully arranged
to offer private and exclusive views of
the surrounding woodland with large
terraces, balconies and generously scaled
living accommodation. The building
is finished in a palette of handmade
bricks, timber and stone set within a
contemporary garden, this composition
taking inspiration and reference to the
great tradition of modern Scandinavian
design. It offers its residents a relaxed,
timeless and stylish place to live and
enjoy one of Latvia’s most beautiful and
select neighbourhoods.
Below: interior views; right: dusk view of main entrance

TRELLICK TOWER 10 PALACE GATE

NORTH KENSINGTON, LONDON KENSINGTON, LONDON
The practice was commissioned by The practice remodelled this Grade II*
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Listed apartment building, designed by
Chelsea to conserve and regenerate Ernö Wells Coates in 1939. Palace Gate is among
Goldfinger’s Grade II* listed Trellick Tower. the best examples of inter-War modernism
The listing description of the 31 storey in London, while Coates is considered to
tower, completed in 1972, states that the be one of the most influential designers of
project is “the ultimate expression” of the period. Though the essential character
Goldfinger’s high-rise planning, embodying of the building remains intact, alterations
the best ideas of the time on high rise made during the 1960’s detract from the
housing. The building envelope was original design, and notable architectural
repaired and conserved, and the entrance features have been removed over time.
and circulation areas were enhanced; Part of the practice’s commission therefore
and a number of original building consisted of the reinstatement of original
components were reinstated. The practice historic detailing.
also proposed a series of apartment
renovations which celebrate this unique
building’s architectural character.
Right: exterior view, following restoration; below left

and right: visualisations showing the proposed interiors
of one of the renovated apartments
Left: archive photograph; above: Palace Gate, following

restoration; bottom: interior of typical apartment,
following restoration
MANDARIN ORIENTAL
DOHA, QATAR
The design of the hotel and apartments,
currently on site for the prestigious
Mandarin Oriental Group in Doha, takes
its point of reference from traditional Qatari
architecture, which has been reinterpreted
in a contemporary Modernist architectural
language. The massing and elevational
treatment of the hotel and apartment
buildings is carefully integrated within the
hierarchy, scale and character of the historic
street, lanes, squares and courtyards
surrounding the site. The buildings and
spaces were carefully articulated, in plan,
to avoid any sense of heavy massing. The
arrangement of the buildings around a
plaza to the rear creates a shaded, restful,
pedestrian-porous oasis.
Opposite: view from Barahat Al Nouq, looking towards

the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Apartments, Doha;
right: plan of Downtown Doha, highlighting location of
the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Barahat Al Nouq; below
left: looking west towards hotel under construction; below
right: daytime visualisation, view looking west; following
pages: view of roof-top pool and restaurant
The use of a loggia at roof level

emphasises the interplay between heavy
outer layers and more delicate inner
layers, using shadows to give expression
to both surface and volume
The wall in Qatari architecture is massive,

consciously articulated as a series of
layers. Openings are simple, with flat tops
and are taller than they are wide
The portico to the base of the building’s

formal frontages give shade aswell as
Left: section through main hotel colonnade; top: rear access, achieving a sense of openness
entrance to hotel; middle: view of hotel spa; below: view to the street
of entrance lobby; opposite: façade detail, showing the
influence of traditional Qatari design
PARK HYATT
DOHA, QATAR
The 21-storey 5-Star Park Hyatt Hotel
acts as a southern gateway to Msheireb
Downtown Doha. The hotel rooms are
arranged to optimise the views toward
the Corniche and West Bay, while a six-
storey podium houses a spa, restaurant,
meeting and event spaces. The design
takes its reference from traditional Qatari
architecture, providing intimate internal
spaces, sheltered from the harsh external
climate. This theme is particularly evident
in the treatment of the façade and the
defined colonnade at its base.
Opposite: view of Park Hyatt Hotel; above: exterior view,

looking east; below left: construction shot showing the
exterior of the hotel; below right: view of atrium
GOLF CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION CITY, QATAR
The design of the Golf Clubhouse is

inspired by the traditional forms and
details of historic Qatari buildings,
creating an architectural language that
looks to the future without abandoning the
past. The building is conceived as a series
of interlinked pavilions; deep reveals to
the facade apertures create dramatic
modelling of light and shadow, reinforcing
the design’s monolithic character. The
architecture of the clubhouse is unified
by a highly crafted approach to materials
and detailing. The proposed building is
arranged over two principal floors totalling
approx 9,500sqm gross, with a lower
ground car park which also houses back
of house facilities.
Top: view of entrance lobby; above:

exterior view of Golf Clubhouse; right:
view of guests’ lounge
TAJ MAHAL PALACE HOTEL

MUMBAI, INDIA
Opened in December 1903, the Taj Mahal

Palace Hotel is a spectacular example of the
‘Indo-Saracenic’ style popular with British
architects working in late 19th century
India. Originally a five storey building, a
sixth floor was added in 1968 and in the
late 1970s, a 22 storey tower block was
added alongside.
JMP is providing advice on how a

conservation-led programme of repair,
refurbishment and alteration will help the
Taj recover its former glory. As with any
historic buildings, the first step is to draw up
a ‘Statement of Significance’ which explains
its history, the reasons why it is important
and which parts are of particular merit.
This will ensure that proposals for repair,
change and intervention are based upon
a proper understanding of the building’s
importance.
Opposite: external view of exsting Hotel

Top and above: view of internal gardens and colonnade;

opposite and following pages: proposed use of dome as an
elevated destination for a wide range of private uses
88 Residential 89 Timeline
PRE – 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 -
10 Palace Gate (2002) Holland Park Villas Royal Military Academy Lillie Square Wellington House Hallsville Quarter Dalston Junction Mandarin Oriental Park Hyatt Çiftçiler
London London London London London London London Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar Istanbul, Turkey
Seager (2005) Stanislavsky Factory St John’s Wood Barracks Leeds Student Village Polyanka Mosfilm Residential Phase 1 Westfield Plot C Apex House
London Moscow, Russia London Leeds Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia London London
Trellick Tower Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side Bolshevik Living Greenford Green
London West London Moscow, Russia London
Golf Clubhouse Millbank Tower 1 Station Sqaure Presnensky Val Apartments

Doha, Qatar London London Moscow, Russia
Jurmala Apartments Ashley Road South Masterplan Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
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Jurmala, Latvia London Mumbai, India

90 Residential 91 End Matter
END MATTER
10 Palace Gate Lillie Square Affordable Homes Çiftçiler Ashley Road South Masterplan Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Client 10 Palace Gate Client Capco Ltd Client Çiftçiler Holdings Client Notting Hill Housing/Berkeley Square Client Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris
Dates 2001–2002 Dates 2014 – 2016 Dates 2009 – 2016 Developments Ltd Dates 2017 - ongoing
Team John McAslan + Partners Size 20,235 sqm Area Confidential Dates 2015 - ongoing Team John McAslan + Partners
C Beck Units 199 Team John McAslan + Partners Team John McAslan + Partners
Team John McAslan + Partners Arup Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
Seager Paul Davis + Partners BK Partnership WSP
Client Brookmill Estates Ltd Andy Sturgeon Belgrave Communications Ltd
Dates Completed 2005 Arup Mandarin Oriental Calford Seaden
Area 30,000 sqm Client Msheireb Properties Churchman Landscape Architects
Team John McAslan + Partners Wellington House Dates Completed 2012 00
Buro Happold Client Land Securities Size 52,000 sqm
Churchman Dates Completed 2012 Team John McAslan + Partners Westfield Plot C
Gardiner & Theobald Size 6,500 sqm NIA Burns & McDonnell, TIME Qatar, Brisac Client Westfield Europe Ltd
Hepher Dixon Units 59 Gonzales, Burton Studio, Jones & Phillips Dates 2015 - ongoing
Richard Coleman Consultancy Team John McAslan + Partners Assoc.,Sandy Brown Assoc., WSP, Arup, Area 115,000 sqm
Alan Selby and Partners Davis Langdonm, Pell Frischman Vertegy Units 1035
Consultants, Savills, Steer Davies Team John McAslan + Partners
St John’s Wood Barracks Gleave, Gerald Eve, Francis Golding, Park Hyatt MPN
Client Eyre Estate Waterman Environmental, WSP, David Client Msheireb Properties Whitecode
Dates Completed 2010 Bonnett, Arup, The Davidson Art Dates 2011 – 2016
Area 2.12 ha Partnership, Harrods Estate, Georgia Team John McAslan + Partners
Bolshevik Living
Team John McAslan + Partners Russell, Hann Tucker TiME Qatar
Client 01 Properties / Tactics Group
DP9 Gensler
Dates 2015 – 2016
Knight Frank Trellick Tower Atelier 10
Area 11,570 sqm
Watermans Client The Royal Borough of Kensington Buro Happold
Units 120
EC Harris and Chelsea GleedsLichtvision GmbH
Team John McAslan + Partners
Colin Buchanan Dates Completed 2013 Ong and Ong Associates
Area -
Holland Park Villas Team John McAslan + Partners Jurmala Apartments
Client Grosvenor and Native Land John Shreeves and Partners Client Vespa Presnenskiy Val Apartments
Dates 2009 – ongoing The CBE Partnership Dates Completed 2015 Client PIK Group
Units 72 Kumar Associates Area 4,000 sqm Dates 2016 - ongoing
Team John McAslan + Partners Team John McAslan + Partners Area 25,270 sqm
DP9 Hallsville Quarter DO Studio Units 230
Tavernor Consultancy Client Bouygues Development Team John McAslan + Partners
GIA Lighting Dates 2013 – ongoing Apex House
Clewlow Consulting Team John McAslan + Partners Client Grainger plc Mosfilm Residential Phase 1
EC Harris Bouygues Construction Dates 2014 - onwards Client AB Development
URS Corporation Ltd Landscape Projects Area 18,400 sqm Dates 2014 - ongoing
Hoare Lea Montagu Evans Team John McAslan + Partners Area 33,663 sqm
Gillespies LLP Alan Baxter Associates Team John McAslan + Partners
Polyanka/44 Hoare Lea, WSP Group,
Stanislavsky Factory Client PSN Point 2 Surveyors Ltd, Core5 Greenford Green
Client Horus Capital Dates 2012 - ongoing
Client Greystar
Dates Completed 2009 Size 32,000 sqm Millbank Tower Dates 2016
Area 60,000 sqm Units 185 Client Basio Holdings Ltd Units 1200
Team John McAslan + Partners Team John McAslan + Partners Dates 2014 - ongoing Team John McAslan + Partners
ADM ADM Area 50,500sqm Meinhardt
Arup Buro Happold Team John McAslan + Partners
AB Development AKT II Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side West
Mebe Construction Golf Clubhouse Development Arup Client GLA/Keystone Partners Limited
Client Msheireb Properties DP9 Dates 2014 - ongoing
Royal Military Academy Dates - EC Harris Site Area 17.7 ha
Client Durkan Group Area 9,500 sqm Hoare Lea Units 5500
Dates Completed 2010 Team John McAslan + Partners Savills Team John McAslan + Partners
Team John McAslan + Partners Ramboll Middle East
Buro Happold
TiME Qatar
1 Station Square Barton Willmore
Lillie Square
Client Berkeley Square Developments Ltd
Client Capco Ltd Dalston Junction
Dates 2015 - ongoing Leeds Student Village
Dates 2011 – 2014 Client Barrett East london
Team John McAslan + Partners Client Downing
Size 93,000 sqm Dates Completed 2014 WSP Dates Completed 2016
Units 800 Units 309 Ridge Construction Ltd Area 26,000sqm
Team John McAslan + Partners
Team John McAslan + Partners Ramboll Team John McAslan + Partners
Paul Davis + Partners
Arup Belgrave Communications Ltd Alan Johnson Partnersip
Andy Sturgeon
Arup Hepher Down Omega Fire
Dialogue
Credits
Essay Jay Merrick, architecture critic
Design Lisa Sjukur, April
`We create architecture which improves people’s lives. We We believe that the city is one of humanity’s most
aim for an architecture which is rational and poetic, robust impressive and precious cultural achievements. We also
and delightful; we tread carefully and build with conviction; believe that cities are more than a collection of buildings;
we tackle problems head on and think laterally; we cities are about connections, transport, communications,
deconstruct the brief and let a design emerge from a close public spaces and joy. We believe in locating our buildings
examination of the pieces; we don’t necessarily take ‘no’ firmly into their contexts - not as slavish repetition but
for an answer; we believe the power of architecture extends as a considered response to site, materiality, amenity,
much further than the dimensions of individual buildings; scale and culture.
we believe architecture is about making life better.
We don’t believe in the value of a house style; if we have
We believe that buildings should be underpinned by a a house style it is one of process, not of form. We are
powerful idea; that the idea should be an intelligent and functionalists. We believe a good building is an expression
logical response to functionality and a sense of place; and of a clear and rational diagram. We believe in the value
the power of that idea should be embedded in the built of research. We believe in contemporary design for a
form. That way, clients get the buildings they need and changing world.’
society gets the architecture it deserves.
JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS

www.mcaslan.co.uk
www.mcaslan.com.au
7– 9 William Road 13 Great King Street Level 14, 5 Martin Place

London NW1 3ER Edinburgh EH3 6QW Sydney NSW 2000
T +44 (0)20 7313 6000 T +44 (0)131 557 0997 T +61 (0)2 9158 3244
E mailbox@mcaslan.co.uk E edinburgh@mcaslan.co.uk E mailbox@mcaslan.com.au

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RESIDENTIAL WORKBOOK

JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS

INSTANCE ON A SPECIFIC URBAN IMPERATIVE. THE 14 Lillie Square Affordable Homes

A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

HOLLAND PARK VILLAS

Opposite: apartments benefit from landscaped gardens as

Materials Palette; Exterior

34 | Doha C ultural Forum |

35 | Doha C ultural Forum |

Msheireb Design Guidelines

Top right: visualisation showing penthouse interior and external

Above & left; visualisations

Opposite: visualisation of proposed scheme. Buildings

LILLIE SQUARE AFFORDABLE HOMES

Opposite: visualisation showing external front of the

Opposite: view of the completed project, looking south

Opposite: façade detail view; above: view of Wellington

John McAslan + Partners was commissioned

Opposite: visualisation showing river view of Millbank

CARLSBERG TETLEY THAMES SIDE WEST

The 17.7ha site is bounded by the River

The ambition of the development is to create

Above: Carlsberg Tetley Thames Side West Masterplan;

Right: model of proposed scheme; below left and

John McAslan + Partners have been

Above and opposite: visualisations showing new residential building.

ASHLEY ROAD SOUTH Ada

applications are being developed for the 850

of an existing building on the site) for co-

working use and the proposed National SIXTH FLOOR

College for Digital Skills. FIFTH FLOOR

Below; aerial view of John McAslan FOURTH FLOOR

above; 00’s college design; opposite; THIRD FLOOR

view looking north along Ashley Road,

including the improvements to the SECOND FLOOR

public realm, the refurbishment of External Garden

the locally listed Berol House and the FIRST FLOOR

proposed residential buildings; Specialist labs

Above top; view of the emerging scheme from Down

The practice have been commissioned

The masterplan consists of 9 buildings,

Left: early visualisation from within the

John McAslan + Partners along with CF

Below: sketch showing Canal side character; right: visual

Right: view of completed scheme; below: site plan;

LEEDS STUDENT VILLAGE

Opposite and below: images showing completed scheme;

ST JOHN’S WOOD BARRACKS

Opposite below: site plan, inspired by the typical

Opposite: model view; top: apartment interior; below left

SEAGER ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY

Above right: model view, showing the integration of historic

Top: visualisation of the completed scheme, viewed

Above: view of restored and reconfigured historic

Opposite and below: visualisations showing the landmark

The Bolshevik Living site is part of John McAslan

Top; Bolshevik Factory

Opposite top: visualisation of the residents’

PRESNENSKIY VAL APARTMENTS

This prestigious apartment development for the

Right and opposite:

MOSFILM RESIDENTIAL PHASE 1