Nova Victoria

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Nova Victoria
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Nova Victoria
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General information
TypeMixed-use
Location Victoria, London
Coordinates 51°29′50″N0°08′37″W / 51.4973°N 0.1436°W / 51.4973; -0.1436
Construction started2013
Completed2017
Height
Roof86.7 m (284 ft)
Technical details
Floor count19
Design and construction
Architecture firm PLP Architecture

Nova Victoria often simply Nova is a mixed-use development in Victoria, London. The development consists of three blocks making up a total of 897,000 sq ft. of floor splace. [1] This is spread over office and residential space 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 2017, and 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 for an eastern section that would wrap around the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2016, but were indefinitely put on hold. [5]

References

  1. ↑ TWinFM. "New Office Space Addition to Victoria Nova Development". TWinFM. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "London's Nova Victoria crowned UK's ugliest building". BBC News. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Jamie (6 September 2017). "This is officially the UK's 'ugliest building' of 2017". The Spaces. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sutton House, Non Civil Parish – 1393430 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Viva, Arquitectura. "Nova SW1 complex in London – Lynch Architects". Arquitectura Viva. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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