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Battersea Power Station Development Company has announced that public consultation on the detailed design proposals for Battersea Power Station will commence tomorrow, running until 10 November. The designs build on the Rafael Viñoly masterplan, which was approved by Wandsworth Borough Council in August 2011.

Wilkinson Eyre Architects is the firm behind the designs. The plans include unobstructed turbine halls, cafes, shops and restaurants, and a public viewing platform at the north west chimney.

Rob Tincknell, chief executive of the Development Company said: "it's really important to everyone involved in this incredible project that we get the restoration and future use of the Power Station exactly right. We feel that what we are proposing retains and respects the integrity of this historic landmark while also creating vibrant living, working and recreational space that this part of London needs. The scheme that we are proposing will see the building restored, opened up to the public and safeguarded for future generations".

Jim Eyre, director of Wilkinson Eyre, added "we wanted to ensure that the proposed designs were consistent with and sympathetic to Sir Gilbert Scott's masterpiece, with the chimneys and turbine halls remaining the dominant features of the building."

Under the proposals, the Power Station will be open to the public permanently, for the first time, in 2019. The building will contain a new events space, 40,000 sq m of shops, restaurants and cafes, 58,000 sq m of offices and 248 homes.

The consultation will be held in The View building on the Power Station site.

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