A large collection of hand sketches and working drawings for concept and design phases of building projects involving Farrells

Material in this subseries encompasses the architect offices of Terry Farrell & Company, 17 Hatton Street, London between 1985-1988. The second phase of building developed occured in 1997-1998 when Terry Farrell and Company moved out of 17 Hatton Street and into 7 Hatton Street. The freehold for 17 Hatton Street was subsequently purchased by Bramlink who converted this building into 17 residential units, leasing the 4th Floor to Terry Farrell.

There is also a small amount of project material, for number 19 Hatton Street which was converted into Sir Terry Farrell's residence and studio.

The Henley Royal Regatta Headquarters, Henley on Thames, Berkshire project, running from (1983-1985) was intended to house the disparate functions of the Regatta organisation in one building. The site was a sensitive one to develop, being adjacent to a listed 18th century bridge at the entrance to a town in greenbelt land.

The eventual design began at river-level accommodating the storage of the timbers used the mark to course of the annual Regatta. This storage requirement constituted the key organising axial spine of the building. The main level contained offices, storage and reception spaces, and a double height committee room with a balcony which commands wide views over the River Thames, as does the Secretary's flat in the roof space. The architectural conception was a formal 'civic' building reflecting the importance of the Regatta in the life of Henley. The project aimed to combine the influence of English building traditions and stylistic typology of the Thames boathouse with that of Arsenal in Venice.

Construction Partners:
Quantity Surveyor: Michael F Edwards and Associates

By the 1970s, Herman Miller was an international furniture brand. It’s Bath factory had been established in 1970, employing 160 people, and supplied products to the company’s markets in the UK, Benelux, France and the Middle East. In 1975 the decision was taken by Herman Miller to build a new facility in the United Kingdom in order to expand its operations in Europe, and move into manufacture rather than concentrating on the assembly of components.

With high standards in the design and manufacture of its own products, the client gave the architects a very clear brief for the design of the factory. The requirement was for a high quality low cost building which offered maximum flexibility to accommodate any change in scale or form of manufacturing process. They also specified that, in-line with its own product development philosophy, that long term efficiency stemmed from the use of materials that can become an inherent part of the working environment with minimal maintenance, and a reduced necessity for future resurfacing and repainting.

The choice of steel played an important part in the realisation of the client’s brief, providing a low cost, low maintenance solution for the frame, decking and cladding supports. It also allowed a large uninterrupted floor area permitting flexible planning of space for the machine processes and storage of materials. A ‘mobile toilet unit’ was also designed and, through a flexible service run in the roof zone, the unit could be moved to 16 specific areas of the building.

Building project description is contained within sub series TF.2.2.1.MS2.

Headquarters for the British-Consulate General and the British Council, Hong Kong. Supreme Court Road, Hong Kong. 1992-1996.

In 1992 Terry Farrell & Partners was selected from a shortlist of six architectural practices to design the headquarters for the British-Consulate General and the British Council in Hong Kong. The complex was completed in 1996 - a year before Hong Kong's reversion from British to Chinese sovereignty, and it's commission and design in the early 1990s was set against a highly public and political backdrop.

In 1988, the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher had stated that following the handover, Britain's official representation should be housed in a single landmark building whose stature would symbolize Britain's continuing interest in Hong Kong. TFPs design interpreted the FCO's brief in a final design which provided a gross floor area of 17,000 square metres, comprising of the British Consulate Headquarters, the British Council Headquarters, and a 2000 square meter residential building. The two buildings are set at right angles to each other, retaining separate identities, and linked by a shared entrance pavilion. Set on steeply sloping land next to Hong Kong park, the low-rise building aimed to contrast with the surrounding high-rise blocks by carving out a strong street presence and presenting 'an amenable face that would meld with and enhance its surroundings'. From street level it's long linear design appears to consist of independent buildings, although unity is provided by the continuous roof and consistency of materials. Topped by a thin-edged flat roof overhang, the elevations are composed of geometric forms rising from solid masonry bases that become lighter and more open through the use of increased glazing, as they rise in elevation.

Construction Partners:
Quantity Surveyor: Widnell
Landscape Architect: Denton Corker Marshall
Engineering Consultant: Arup

Think this porject code may relate to projects from the Hong Kong Office of Farrells instead. So have created project entries based upon findings from boxes with original HKO project code. - Unsure whether we want to keep this code, as an organisation reference for - Material influencing British Consulate, but dates don't match, or Farrell's office in Hong-Kong, or material from the British Consulate office that was the juristication of the UK? -

Kowloon Station Hong Kong, for Client Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC), 1992-1997.

Kowloon Station was part of a plan instigated in 1989 by the Hong Kong government to replace its congested airport at Kai Tak with a new £12 billion airport on the artificial island of Chek Lap Kok. Direct links to the city of Hong Kong were integral to the plan - with all of the railway stations along the transport corridor envisioned as new compact city districts which would eventually form a 193 kilometer integrated linear city.

The brief for Kowloon Station, the largest station on the line, was to create a complex transport interchange with a footprint of 75,000 square metres that would, by 2010, be contained within a new town built to sustain a population of 50,000. The site was located on a 13.4 hectare area at the southern edge of West Kowloon reclamation land. It was to include access to the Airport Express, parking lots and bays for buses and taxis, 5126 residential units, a shopping mall, offices, hotels and recreation facilities.

The final design had three principal levels: ground floor was zoned for public transport and road; level one was dedicated to shopping and pedestrian circulation; and the podium level was dedicated to access and open spaces. In European fashion, the station square formed the core of the project, whilst rising from the station square was a more compact 'asian style super-city'. Clad in 3280 square metres of stainless steel, the roof of the station concourse rises east-west from its podium in a low-slung vault that turns upwards at each end. Four columns rise from level one, to make a covered open square and, along the north-south rail axis, escalators and stairs descend 14 metres through a glazed escalator hall to the MTR line platforms. The station was planned to encourage ease of orientation, visual connections and permeability between levels, and to provide maximum convenience for the maximum number of passengers.

The Peak Tower, Hong Kong. 1991-1995.

Terry Farrell & Company’s design for the redevelopment of the Peak was the winning entry in a limited international competition for a landmark building to replace the existing Peak Tower on a dramatic and prominent site in Hong Kong. It provided a total floor area of approximately 85,000 square feet incorporating the pre-existing tram station, retail and restaurant. With Peak Tram arrival at the mid-level, the internal layout was designed to spread movement of visitors throughout the building, in a clear system of vertical and horizontal circulation.

The building form, visible from Victoria Harbour, Kowloon, and the New Territories to the North, was intended to symbolise Hong Kong in the way that the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben symbolise their cities. With a solid base and floating roof it was designed to be reminiscent of traditional Chinese architecture and during the foggy season was designed to appear to be entirely separated from the earth. The building was constructed of a reinforced concrete frame and pre-cast concrete panels, with the podium clad in granite similar in appearance to the many retaining walls on the Peak. In contrast to the rest of the structure, the bowl was clad in silver anodised aluminium panels with areas of planar glazing.

Westminster Hospital Redevelopment, Horseferry Road. St John's Gardens, Horseferry Road, London. This project involved the conversion of the existing hospital buildings into private accommodation. It also incorporated a mixed use planning study of Dean Ryle Street Building, Page Street Building, Neville House and Marsham Street.