BBC Media Village, White City, London, UK

Masterplanning

The Media Village project, housing over 6,000 staff, has defined West London as the prime centre for the BBC. Public streets within the development, provide essential connections and sustainability with the surrounding community. We provided a new vibrancy to the previously neglected White City environs by establishing an urban streetscape. Numerous shops were opened including: a Tesco supermarket, coffee wine and juice bars, beauty salons and a post-office.

Paul Cayford devised the innovative competition selection process for appointing Allies & Morrison architects.

The BBC subsequently formed a property partnership with developer, Land Securities Trillium, which eventually became the overall client for the development. Within this context Paul Cayford remained an integral part of the design team as ‘Design Manager’ or client representative for overall design coordination.