Yalding House, Office building in Fitzrovia, United Kingdom
Yalding House is an office building on Great Portland Street in Fitzrovia, City of Westminster, London. It has large window facades and its interior layout has been reorganized to improve circulation across each floor.
The building served as the home of the BBC Music Department from 1952 to 2013, housing Radio 3 for much of that period. In 1996, BBC Radio 1 also moved its headquarters here, making the site a central point in British radio history.
The reception area contains a dedicated listening room with turntables and vinyl records, marking the building's long connection to music and radio broadcasting. This room gives visitors a tangible sense of what once happened inside these walls.
The building is on Great Portland Street and is within walking distance of several tube stations in Fitzrovia. The basement offers secure bicycle parking as well as changing rooms, lockers, and a workshop for cyclists who commute to the building.
The building has an energy monitoring system that measures consumption floor by floor, so both landlords and tenants can track their own usage separately. This level of detail is uncommon in older office buildings and makes it easier for occupants to spot where energy is being wasted.
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