PLP Architecture

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: London

PLP Architecture is a London-based group of architects, designers and thinkers who value the transformative role of ideas and the capacity for architecture to inspire. The practice is led by a group of partners including Lee Polisano, David Leventhal, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, who formerly were in charge of KPF’s London office for over 20 years.

While they bring a global perspective to their projects, their design resolutions are delivered through an understanding of local conditions. Design challenges are viewed not as a series of constraints but rather as opportunities for exciting, environmentally responsive architecture and sustainable urban design.

The foundation of their work lies in a commitment to the quality of life in the city, a delight in the handling of material, space and light and an optimism about architecture’s potential to enrich society.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Buildings

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Nexus Tower	Shenzhen	-	595 m / 1,952 ft	124	Hotel / Office / Retail
2	Lizhi Park Office Tower	Shenzhen	-	347 m / 1,138 ft	N/A	Office
3	Foshan Suning Plaza Tower 1	Foshan	-	318 m / 1,043 ft	90	Hotel / Office
4	The Assima Tower	Kuwait City	2022	302 m / 990 ft	65	Office
6	Twentytwo	London	2020	278 m / 913 ft	62	Office
7	Ludgate House-Tower B	London	2020	163 m / 534 ft	49	Residential / Residential
8	Westferry Printworks T4	London	-	147 m / 482 ft	44	Residential
9	Four Seasons Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	2016	144 m / 472 ft	34	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
10	Tree House	Rotterdam	2024	140 m / 459 ft	37	Residential / Office
11	Imperial West Tower	London	2019	139 m / 454 ft	35	Residential

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Nexus Tower	Shenzhen	-	595 m / 1,952 ft	124	Hotel / Office / Retail
2	Lizhi Park Office Tower	Shenzhen	-	347 m / 1,138 ft	N/A	Office
3	Foshan Suning Plaza Tower 1	Foshan	-	318 m / 1,043 ft	90	Hotel / Office
4	The Assima Tower	Kuwait City	2022	302 m / 990 ft	65	Office
5	Oakwood Tower	London	-	300 m / 984 ft	80	Residential
6	Twentytwo	London	2020	278 m / 913 ft	62	Office
7	Ludgate House-Tower B	London	2020	163 m / 534 ft	49	Residential / Residential
8	Westferry Printworks T4	London	-	147 m / 482 ft	44	Residential
9	Four Seasons Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	2016	144 m / 472 ft	34	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
10	Tree House	Rotterdam	2024	140 m / 459 ft	37	Residential / Office
11	Imperial West Tower	London	2019	139 m / 454 ft	35	Residential
12	One Bishopgate	London	2020	135 m / 444 ft	44	Residential / Hotel
13	Stratford Collective	London	-	113 m / 370 ft	32	Office / Residential
14	Westferry Printworks T3	London	-	109 m / 359 ft	32	Residential
15	Westferry Printworks T5	London	-	109 m / 359 ft	31	Residential
16	Sampson House-Tower B	London	-	108 m / 353 ft	30	Residential
17	Westferry Printworks-Tower 4	London	-	106 m / 348 ft	30	Residential
18	Sampson House-Tower C	London	-	94 m / 308 ft	26	Residential
19	World Trade Center New Tower	Amsterdam	2020	90 m / 295 ft	N/A	Office
20	Nova Victoria-South	London	2016	87 m / 284 ft	19	Office
21	Whitechapel Estate-Tower I	London	2019	82 m / 268 ft	24	Residential
22	Westferry Printworks T2	London	-	81 m / 265 ft	23	Residential
23	World Trade Center Extension	Amsterdam	2020	80 m / 262 ft	21	Office
24	Whitechapel Estate-Tower E	London	2019	69 m / 226 ft	20	Residential
25	Ludgate House-Tower C	London	-	69 m / 225 ft	15	Office
26	Nova Victoria-North	London	2016	68 m / 224 ft	14	Office
27	Westferry Printworks T1	London	-	68 m / 223 ft	19	Residential
28	Westferry Printworks-Tower 3	London	-	64 m / 210 ft	17	Residential
29	The Edge	Amsterdam	2014	58 m / 190 ft	15	Office
30	Shennan Road No. 1	Shenzhen	2023	-	54	N/A
31	Old Oak Common Tower 1	London	-	-	45	Residential
32	Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower G	London	2021	-	38	Residential
33	Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C1	London	2021	-	30	Residential
33	Old Oak Common Tower 2	London	-	-	30	Residential
35	Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C2	London	2021	-	26	Residential
36	Blackfriars Road Tower	London	-	-	22	Office
36	The Collective Stratford	London	-	-	22	Hotel
38	Corso Como Place	Milan	2020	-	21	Office
39	211 West 54th Street	New York City	-	-	N/A	Residential

CTBUH Initiatives Involving PLP Architecture

CTBUH Chief Executive Officer Conducts Speaking Tour of London

06 December 2018

CTBUH CEO Antony Wood traveled to his native UK for a speaking and listening tour, including a keynote address and several dinners with key figures of the tall building industry.

CTBUH UK Tours 22 Bishopsgate

23 February 2018

The CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter conducted an under-construction tour of 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest building under construction in the UK.

Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?

28 July 2017

In the CTBUH Journal 2017, Issue III, two experts debate on the issues that the city of London faces regarding new tall building construction and protected historic views.

Does London Need Tall Buildings?

07 October 2015

The CTBUH UK Chapter hosted a successful panel discussion posing the question "Does London need tall buildings?" at Grimshaw's Clerkenwell studio.

Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One

11 June 2013

See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.