Wilder Associates

The Paddington Basin regeneration area has helped to create one of the largest commercial districts within the City of Westminster. The site is defined by transport and lies between the Grand Union Canal, the A4 Westway and Paddington Station and the arrival of the Heathrow Express have provided a catalyst for regeneration. Transport infrastructure also proved to be one of the major constraints, with building footprints having to work around existing tunnels, services and Crossrail works underway beneath the site. The streets and squares of the scheme were built some 13m above ground level and conceal a myriad of services and structural interfaces beneath a calm and serene landscape setting.