Nova Victoria
| Nova Victoria | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Nova Victoria area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Victoria, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′50″N 0°08′37″W / 51.4973°N 0.1436°W |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 86.7 m (284 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Floor area | 897,000 sq ft (83,300 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | PLP Architecture |
Nova Victoria, often simply Nova, is a mixed-use development in Victoria, an area of Westminster, London. It consists of three blocks making up a total of 897,000 square feet (83,300 m2) of floorspace.[1] This is spread across office and residential accommodation, as well as housing the Nova Place food court.
In 2017 it won Building Design's Carbuncle Cup, giving it the distinction of the "UK's ugliest building" for that year, and was described by judges as a "crass assault on the senses".[2][3] It replaced a number of older buildings, including a Grade II listed pawnbroker, the facade of which was relocated.[4]
Plans were made in 2016 for an eastern section that would wrap around the Victoria Palace Theatre, but these were indefinitely put on hold.[5]
References
- ^ TWinFM. "New Office Space Addition to Victoria Nova Development". TWinFM. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "London's Nova Victoria crowned UK's ugliest building". BBC News. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Robinson, Jamie (6 September 2017). "This is officially the UK's 'ugliest building' of 2017". The Spaces. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Sutton House (Grade II) (1393430)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Nova SW1 complex in London | Lynch Architects". Arquitectura Viva. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
External links
- Media related to Nova Victoria at Wikimedia Commons