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The AJ100-topping practice said yesterday (6 January) that it had agreed to occupy three floors at 50 Electric Boulevard<\/a>, an office block it designed itself, and which completed last July as part of the Battersea Power Station masterplan.<\/p>\n

The offices are a mile east of Fosters\u2019 main Battersea Riverside headquarters in Hester Road.<\/p>\n

The AJ understands that hundreds of staff and multiple project teams from Fosters\u2019 workforce will relocate to the new studio space. The company has a total of 1,894 staff, according to its most recently filed Companies House report.<\/p>\n

The practice will occupy roughly 4,460m2<\/sup> of the 18,600m2<\/sup> office building, which sits to the western side of Electric Boulevard. The street links the Grade II*-listed Gilbert Scott-designed power station, retrofitted by WilkinsonEyre, to Grimshaw\u2019s Battersea Power Station tube station<\/p>\n

Fosters\u2019 announcement comes after recent Companies House documents showed an enormous growth in Middle East income for the practice. The \u00a3177.5 million made in the region constitutes by far the biggest share (42.1 per cent) of its global \u00a3422 million income for the 2023-24 year<\/p>\n

Fosters\u2019 pipeline of work in the Middle East includes major Saudi Arabia projects. In 2022, it won the job of masterplanning the King Salman International Airport<\/a> in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, while last year, the AJ revealed it was behind plans for a 2km-tall tower<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n

In comparison, UK work made up only 9 per cent (\u00a337.9 million) of Foster\u2019s 2023-24 income. That is despite it being the UK’s largest practice, achieving a record \u00a3422 million in turnover<\/a> over the period.<\/p>\n

Fosters managing director Stuart Latham said of the Electric Boulevard occupation: \u2018It has been a privilege to be part of the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and we are now delighted to be expanding into a state-of-the-art office space at 50 Electric Boulevard.\u2019<\/p>\n

He continued: \u2018The location has strong links with our existing Riverside studio in Battersea and allows us to actively support our growing workforce in London.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Foster + Partners design for a six-runway international airport in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia<\/p>\n\t

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The AJ100-topping practice said yesterday (6 January) that it had agreed to occupy three floors at 50 Electric Boulevard, an office block it designed itself, and which completed last July as part of the Battersea Power Station masterplan. The offices are a mile east of Fosters\u2019 main Battersea Riverside headquarters in Hester Road. 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