Nova Victoria
Mixed-use development in London
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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.
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 Interactive map of the Nova Victoria area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Victoria, London, England |
| Coordinates | 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 |
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]
