AIA UK - The Northcliffe Story
Event Description
The Northcliffe is a Grade II listed building on Tudor Street in the City of London and the former headquarters and print works of the Daily Mail newspaper. Situated near Fleet Street, JRA has completed the adaptive re-use of the building to accommodate future tenants. The site and surrounding area is steeped in history with The Northcliffe playing a significant part of that.
Originally built in the 1920s and redeveloped in 2001, JRA’s proposals preserve the original Daily Mail facades and extend the office space on the upper three floors, creating a cascade of terraces and 200,000 SF of office space have been retrofitted with a strong focus on sustainability. The concept will be unified through references to The Northcliffe’s post-industrial heritage.
CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members
Speaker
Etain Fitzpatrick, AIA, Associate Director, John Robertson Architects
Etain Fitzpatrick is an Associate Director at JRA and has 30 years’ international experience across sectors including office, residential; mixed use and education, as well as a track record for taking projects from inception to completion.
Prior to joining JRA, Etain worked at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Renzo Piano Building Workshop. She has the ability to organise and execute ambitious projects, as evidenced on a number of large and complex schemes covering mixed use office developments in constrained locations. Etain has worked on projects in both a design and delivery capacity, including The News Building at London Bridge, a new build office headquarters as part of the Shard Quarter, an area redevelopment covering public realm, mixed-use and integrated transport hubs.
Most recently, Etain is the Associate Director for the refurbishment of The Northcliffe a Grade II listed building in the City of London and is responsible for design oversight and management of the project. Previously, she completed 10 Park Drive and 8 Water Street, a residential delivery project comprising of two buildings and 520 apartments. The project was carried out to BIM Level 2 and Etain was responsible for overseeing all technical elements of the design and delivery.
Etain takes an active role in the American Institute of Architects in the UK and has served on the Board for 15 years. She also serves on the Board of Governors for Marymount International School as Chair of the Estates Committee. She is a member of City Architecture Forum, BCO and the University Design Forum.
