1/43An exemplary restoration of a much-loved architectural icon

2/43Aerial view of plaza and surrounding context

3/43View of the Plaza

4/43An enhanced public realm

5/43View of the Plaza

6/43Location: Smithson Plaza, St. James's

7/43Exterior: Plaza and new lobbies

8/43Exterior: Plaza and new lobbies

9/43Exterior: Smithson Tower Lobby

10/43Exterior: A public art programme has been reintroduced at Plaza level, reviving the space’s tradition as a stage for creative display

11/43Exterior: western entrance to the plaza

12/43Exterior: A public art programme has been reintroduced at Plaza level, reviving the space’s tradition as a stage for creative display

13/43Exterior: View from Over-Seas House

14/43Interior: Entrance to the new lifts

15/43Interior: A new bench for the lobby has been created to mirror the original in the plaza

16/43Interior: Entrance to the new lifts

17/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

18/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

19/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

20/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

21/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

22/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

23/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Eleventh Floor

24/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Fifteenth Floor

25/43Interior: Refurbished Smithson Tower interior, Fifteenth Floor

26/43Drawings: Plaza Plan

27/43Drawings: Street Level Plan

28/43Drawings: Basement Plan

29/43Drawings: Alison and Peter Smithson, Axonometric drawing of the Plaza in 1964

30/43Drawings: Axonometric showing new services which have been
discretely integrated to update the complex

31/43Drawings: Exploded Axonometric of the scheme, including potential future phases

32/43Drawings: Alison and Peter Smithson, collage for The Economist Building

33/43Concept: Concept model

34/43Concept: Bank Building model

35/43Analysis: Michael Carapetian's 1964 photography of the plaza alongside corresponding view maps by DSDHA

36/43Analysis: Michael Carapetian's 1964 photography of the plaza alongside corresponding view maps by DSDHA

37/43Analysis: Michael Carapetian's 1964 photography of the plaza alongside corresponding view maps by DSDHA

38/43Analysis: Michael Carapetian's 1964 photography of the plaza alongside corresponding view maps by DSDHA

39/43Analysis: Pedestrian movement - 1964

40/43Analysis: Pedestrian movement - 1990s

41/43Analysis: Pedestrian movement - potential future phases

42/43Site: Before

43/43Site: Before