Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC and Ebury Place

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Project Overview

In this collaborative project, a challenging site in a prime central London was transformed into a landmark residential tower and 56,000 sq ft secondary school.

Together with the City of Westminster, Taylor Wimpey Central London and architects Sheppard Robson, Linkcity delivered a combined educational and residential development set on a modest plot in London’s Pimlico.

Located on a modest half-acre plot on Sutherland Street in Pimlico—and hemmed in by railway lines serving Victoria station—the site presented a number of challenges. Despite these, and through a collaborative approach with our development partners to maximise the opportunities available, the project resulted in Ebury Place, a stand-out 11-storey residential tower and a 56,000 sq ft University Technical College (a secondary school specialising in STEM subjects) as well as 23 secure underground car parking spaces.

Project Information

£65m

VALUE (GDV)

56,000

SQ FT EDUCATIONAL SPACE

New homes

EXCELLENT

BREEAM Rating

Completed

2018

Project Partners

City of Westminster

Taylor Wimpey Central London

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A Multipurpose Development

Designed by award-winning architects Sheppard Robson, Ebury Place offers 47 high-quality one, two and three-bedroom privately-owned residential apartments. Alongside this is a 56,000 sq ft secondary school, the Sir Simon Milton University Technical College (UTC) Westminster, which is named after a much-admired local council leader. The school specialises in teaching secondary school children transport and construction engineering and the building includes workshops, a gym and sports facilities, as well as a large outdoor terrace.

Giving Back to the Community

Delivering a high-quality development that will have a lasting positive impact on the local community was a priority for Linkcity; the fact that this scheme responded to the ambitions of our partners at Westminster City Council, the Sir Simon Milton Foundation and Taylor Wimpey Central London was an added bonus. Key to the UTC’s design is the ‘Long life; loose fit’ ambition for educational buildings, allowing them to evolve and adapt to suit changes in pedagogy or specialisms, in the short or long term.

An Energy Efficient Building

The UTC was awarded a BREEAM rating of Excellent. The building adopts high levels of thermal efficiency, low energy lighting and extensive use of photovoltaic panels, which provide 12% of the building’s energy requirements.