It says the scheme offers 35,000m2 of modernised office space, while a renewed public realm around Villiers Street would serve as a gateway between the West End and South Bank. Hopkins has taken a retrofit-led approach, which preserves around 90 per cent of the existing structure and most of the façade. Sustainability targets for the retrofit include a 70 per cent reduction in operational energy use compared with the existing building. Bridgemont principal Mark Wenlock said: ‘This submission reflects what people told us mattered most throughout consultation: a more inviting Villiers Street, better pedestrian connectivity and a higher-quality ground floor experience. Hopkins’ project was announced last year, shortly after Terry Farrell’s death in September at the age of 87.