Thorne's Wharf

The closed television studios are demolished to make way for an open food market at ground level, opening out to the river and the adjacent Coin Street. The iconic ITV tower is refurbished and converted to affordable housing, providing new council homes as fast as possible.

A second tall building provides additional homes in a highrise timber structure. Along the river, Lasdun created a strong brutalist composition of floating slabs in the adjacent National Theatre and IBM building. For the new office spaces, Lasdun’s approach is developed into a language of floating green terraces with spectacular views along the Thames.