ARCHITECT’S JOURNAL - Retrofit Awards | Finalist | 2018
YORKSHIRE PROPERTY AWARDS - Game Changer | Winner | 2019
NCA AWARDS - Architectural Design Award | Finalist | 2019
INCA AWARDS - Best Refurbishment | Finalist | 2018
Platform is an example of a progressive, innovative approach to recycling our built assets. Platform – once known as City House – was a former British Railways office building designed by the disgraced ‘architect’ John Poulson and built in 1962. The 13-storey, 120,000 sq ft building located right above the city’s mainline railway station touches the ground in only three locations. The land and roads around the building were outside the control of the owner and the project team.
The project demonstrates a sympathetic yet ambitious approach to a modern challenge; how to make best use of an existing building – and make a spectacular contribution to the city – within the remit and budget of refurbishment.