Work is continuing on the £400 million Marble Arch Place mixed-use scheme in London.

Bookfield Multiplex is building an 18-storey residential tower containing 54 apartments, as well as a seven-storey commercial building providing over 95,000 sq ft of office space, overlooking Hyde Park in London.

Designed by architect Rafael Vinoly, it also includes a new public realm as well as cafés, restaurants, shops and a new Odeon cinema.

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is progressing with piling works at Marble Arch Place. The contractor will provide foundations for the residential tower and commercial building.


Work is underway to build 110 piles, which will act as structural columns to provide the tower's solid foundations.

In addition, work is to begin on the 278 metre diaphragm wall, the underground structure designed to retain soil and support heavy loads from above, leading to the creation of a new 22 metre deep basement.

Malcolm O'Sullivan, Managing Director for Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, said: "Marble Arch Place presents Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering with a technically challenging but exciting project.

"Among the challenges are historic foundations in the form of 39 piles from the 1960s building which previously stood on the site and must be removed. Five of these are 1.8m in diameter; some of the biggest in the UK.

"We're utilising the latest equipment and our expertise to ensure their removal and our subsequent works run smoothly."

Ground engineering works are scheduled for completion in early 2018, with the project set for completion in 2020.

(LM/JP)