Architectural style Neo-classical Engineer Arup Group Limited Floor area 8,691 m² Architect William Curtis Green | Completed 1940 Opened 1940 Construction started 1935 | |
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Former names Whitehall Police Station Status Undergoing refurbishment Renovating firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Owner Metropolitan Police Service Similar Norman Shaw Buildings, Scotland Yard, County Hall - London, The Dorchester, The Wolseley | ||
The Curtis Green Building, formerly known as Whitehall Police Station, is a large, municipal building, located on the Victoria Embankment in London. It is situated within the Whitehall Conservation Area, and neighbours the former site of New Scotland Yard, the Ministry of Defence building, and Richmond House. The Curtis Green building is, and has been since its construction, owned by the Metropolitan Police Service.
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History
The stone-fronted, neo-classical building was designed by the English architect William Curtis Green. Construction started in 1935 and was finished five years later. The building was intended to be used as an extension to the then Scotland Yard building, now known as the Norman Shaw Buildings.
The Curtis Green Building served as part of the Met's headquarters during the Second World War and housed the forensics and technology departments. The force relocated its main headquarters to 10 Broadway in 1967 and sold the Norman Shaw buildings to the British Government. The Curtis Green Building remained a police building and became a sub-HQ for the force's territorial department until 2010. The building's dimensions are 8,691 m2 (93,550 sq ft), with a total capable capacity of 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft).
New Scotland Yard
In 2013 it was announced by the Met that its headquarters would be relocated from 10 Broadway to the Curtis Green Building as part of the force's drive to reduce costs. The building would be redesigned to meet modern policing requirements and would receive a multimillion-pound refurbishment during 2015–16. Once completed it would be renamed "Scotland Yard". The refurbishment contract was awarded to the architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, who would redesign the building, and the project would be engineered by the Arup Group Limited, with construction responsibilities undertaken by the Royal BAM Group. The Met would retain the current revolving "New Scotland Yard" sign and move it to the Curtis Green Building, along with the Black Museum.
