Rose Court

BDG architecture and design was appointed by WPP to reimagine a tired government building on London’s South Bank. The new campus is now home to multiple creative agencies, boasts impressive rooftop views of the city and sits above the subterranean remains of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre. Completed in December 2022, the project included a complete renewal of facade, additional floors to include a significant roof terrace and incorporating a signature circular staircase that mirrors the remains of the original theatre, which can be found in the basement of the building. This is the latest in a series of schemes which has seen BDG breathe new life into redundant industrial and commercial buildings; factories, telephone exchanges and warehouse to name a few, creatively adding value and avoiding the high environmental cost of wasteful demolition and new build. The 1980s structure and post-modern facade were lost in the historic mercantile and arts district between Borough Market and Tate Modern. WPP saw the potential of this location as part of London’s rapidly expanding ‘Creative Mile’ and employed BDG as lead designer. This is the latest in a series of schemes which has seen BDG breathe new life into redundant industrial and commercial buildings; factories, telephone exchanges and warehouse to name a few, creatively adding value and avoiding the high environmental cost of wasteful demolition and new build.