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Grimshaw’s Homebase denied listed status

By 2020-01-10T07:00:00

Homebase at Brentford, designed by Grimshaw Architects

Source: Steve Cadman / Flickr

Move paves way for Patel Taylor’s redevelopment of ‘high tech’ DIY superstore

Grimshaw Architects’ high-tech Homebase store in Brentford has been granted a five-year certificate of immunity from listing (CoI), laying the ground for the site’s redevelopment.

A Patel Taylor mixed-use scheme for Berkeley Group is waiting in the wings.

Grimshaw’s west London landmark, completed in 1987, features a column-free interior enabled by its 95.7m structural spine, which is supported by steel tensioning rods attached to its 33m mast.

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