Charlotte Fernández
UKIMEA Press Office,Leeds
Arup provides engineering and specialist technical services for new Met. Police headquarters.
The redevelopment and extension of the Curtis Green Building, part of the Whitehall Estate in Central London, is underway. It will serve as the Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) new headquarters, replacing New Scotland Yard, which has been sold.
The renewed Curtis Green building has been designed by architects AHMM, engineered by Arup, and will be built by BAM.
Arup is providing civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and public health engineering as well as façade engineering, security, acoustics, lighting, fire, sustainability & BREEAM, audio visual and information communication technology (ICT), transport planning, ecology and flood risk assessment.
The Curtis Green building is of special heritage interest and is located within the Whitehall Estate. The current building requires significant alteration in order to provide an office that meets the needs of the police, including open-plan layouts, more advanced IT solutions, greater connectivity between departments and more opportunities for informal interaction between staff.
“It is hugely rewarding to work with a client that plays such a vital role in London life and is such an integral part of the city’s heritage. The Met has some specific and complex requirements and we have enjoyed the challenge of integrating these into a building that presents its own constraints. Ben Moss, project director, Arup.