Project: Tottenham Court Road

Architect: Quinlan & Francis Terry Architects

Main Contractor: Kier

Built: 2008

Value: £1.8 million

Brief description

A Portland façade that is 5 storeys high but related to three orders of load bearing classical architecture.  The first being rusticated arches, the second being an Ionic colonnade and the third being a Corinthian colonnade that the main structure loads on to.  A truly complex work relating to traditional load bearing masonry of lime mortar construction accepting the loads of a modern London building behind.