Mixed use development in London
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Outernet London
Opening date 2022 Developer Consolidated Developments Operator Outernet London Website
http://www.outernet.com Place
Location adjacent to Crossrail Tottenham Court Road/Charing Cross Road southern exit
Outernet London is an entertainment, arts and culture district opened in 2022 in the
West End of London . Named as "London's most visited tourist attraction"
[1] by The Times newspaper in 2023, it is the largest digital exhibition space in Europe
[2] with the "world's largest LED screen deployment".
[3]
[4] It is located adjacent to the eastern exit of the new
Elizabeth line
Tottenham Court Road Underground station , on the southern side of the public square, and it extends to
Denmark Street - “Tin Pan Alley” , with
St Giles High Street to the east and
Charing Cross Road to the west.
Spaces/Venues
The district contains
The Now Building - featuring four storey high video screens
[5]
Now Trending - a space for immersive content or sampling
[6]
Now Arcade - an LED tunnel
[7]
Here at Outernet - an underground 2,000 capacity music venue
[8]
The Lower Third - a 250 capacity music venue
[9]
Denmark Street - famous street with music related retail
[10]
Chateau Denmark - a hotel
[11]
as well as broadcasting and media facilities, bars and restaurants and pop up spaces.
[12]
Public spaces will reportedly feature a public arts programme and advertising campaigns using virtual reality,
[13] augmented reality,
[14] and artificial intelligence.
[15] News reports have indicated that entertainment will be created by Technicolor
[16]
[17]
[18] and
Sir Ridley's Scott 's the Ridley Scott Creative Group.
[19]
[20]
[21]
There are also residential apartments,
[22] office space,
[23] and 20,000 sq ft of retail space.
[24]
Planning and Construction
Construction follows more than a decade of planning.
[25] The main construction contractor for the project was Skanska
[26] and the developer is Consolidated Developments.
[27]
[28] To protect against vibration from the
Elizabeth and
Northern line trains special construction methods were used.
[29]
The area immediately surrounding Outernet was also recently under development from
Crossrail and other projects such as the new
@sohoplace theatre which both also opened in 2022. The
Oxford Street shopping area has therefore undergone significant renewal.
[30]
[31]
Reaction and Comment
The redevelopment has been welcomed by London's Night Czar
Amy Lame ,
[32] but has also been controversial
[33] and criticised with many commentators lamenting
[34] the decline of live music in London
[35] and criticising the redevelopment plans, in particular their impact on Denmark Street.
[36]
[37]
[38]
[39]
Some commentators have criticised the architecture,
[40] but others believe it creates a space for music that reflects the current internet age.
[41] Outernet London have said they will preserve the area's musical legacy and support both music shops and live music.
[42] The redeveloped Denmark Street features busking points and a pro-bono recording studio in partnership with the BPI.
[43] Although some of the street still has scaffolding, Denmark Street appears largely unchanged with more music shops than ever and a new indie music venue called The Lower Third located on the site of the old 12 Bar Club.
References
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"outernet-now-londons-most-visited-tourist-attraction-77rwqqzv3" .
The Times .
^ Baron, Katie.
"Inside The Outernet: How The Billion Pound Concept Plans To Make Its Mark" . Forbes . Retrieved 8 November 2022 .
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"Outernet signs deal for 'world's largest' LED screen deployment" . CityAM . 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Outernet London to feature 'largest LED screens in the world' " . Prolific London . 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Outernet London" . www.outernetglobal.com . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"Outernet London" . www.outernetglobal.com . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"Outernet London" . www.outernetglobal.com . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"HERE at Outernet – The Future of Live Entertainment is HERE" . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"THE LOWER THIRD" . THE LOWER THIRD . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"Denmark Street" , Wikipedia , 12 November 2022, retrieved 14 November 2022
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"Chateau Denmark - Rooms & Apartments in London - Chateau Denmark" . www.chateaudenmark.com . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"Soho is getting a new 2,000-capacity music venue" . Evening Standard . 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
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"Ridley Scott Creative Group, Outernet Team On Development/Production Platform For Immersive Content" . SHOOTonline . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
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"StackPath" . www.inavateonthenet.net . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
^ Warrington, James (13 May 2019).
"Outernet teams up with Technicolor for new London media landmark" . www.cityam.com . Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
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"Outernet teams up with Technicolor to create new London media landmark" . CityAM . 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Outernet Global Partners With Technicolor for the Future of Immersive Entertainment" . www.technicolor.com . Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Outernet Global Worldwide Co-production and Innovation Partnership with Technicolor Inc Paves Way for Future of Immersive Entertainment" . MarTech Series . 14 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
^ Howard, Tom.
"Sir Ridley Scott's big screen pitch is high and mighty" .
The Times .
ISSN
0140-0460 . Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Ridley Scott Creative Group and Outernet Global announce Tomorrow Now" . shots . Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"London media hub Outernet signs video production deal with Ridley Scott" . CityAM . 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Discover the Outernet London Hub" . Outernet London . Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
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"Offices to rent in West end" . www.monmouthdean.com . Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
^ Szajna-Hopgood, Ava.
"More change in London's West End as Outernet plans take hold - Retail Gazette" . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
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"Outernet: Is London's new media hub the future of urban entertainment?" . CityAM . 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"St Giles Circus Development" . www.skanska.co.uk . Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
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"Skanska signs £142 million contract to build St Giles Circus development" . www.skanska.co.uk . Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
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"New grassroots music venue for Denmark Street" . Orms . 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
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"Box in a box to avoid Crossrail vibrations" . www.ianvisits.co.uk . Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ Williams2019-04-25T11:05:00+01:00, Richard.
"How Oxford Street lost its allure" . Property Week . Retrieved 22 May 2019 . {{
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^ Fraser, Isabelle (13 November 2019).
"Could this cube covered in high definition screens help save the high street?" . The Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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"Outernet London: New 2,000-capacity music venue to open in Soho" . www.msn.com . Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
^ Burrows, Marc (20 January 2015).
"London's music scene rocked by the death of Denmark Street" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
^ Harris, John (6 February 2015).
"A lament for the death of bohemian London | John Harris" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
^ Bethell, Emma Garland and Chris (29 September 2016).
"London's Culture Death: What the City's Best Music Venues Look Like Now" . Vice . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
^ Hill, Dave (20 December 2016).
"The future of Denmark Street: rebirth opportunity or dystopian hell?" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
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"Denmark Street's not dead yet" . The Independent . 28 January 2015.
Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
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"Plans announced for Tottenham Court Rd development - and it doesn't look good" . Louder Than War . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2019 .
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"The day the music died? Welcome to Denmark Street and Tottenham Court Road's new 'digitally enabled streetscape' " . the Guardian . 7 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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" 'Why not just go the full Vegas?' The crass, ad-laden reinvention of central London" . the Guardian . 28 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
^ ianVisits (9 November 2022).
"The transformation of Denmark Street and the Outernet" . ianVisits . Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
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"Outernet London venue bids to be 'beacon' for recovering live scene" . www.musicweek.com . Retrieved 25 May 2020 .
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"Could Tin Pan Alley's slick revamp be demo version for global cities?" . Evening Standard . 15 January 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020 .
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