Portcullis House

Portcullis House
Portcullis House
Portcullis House
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General information
StatusCompleted
AddressBridge Street
London
SW1A 2LW
England
Town or cityLondon
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°30′05″N 0°07′30″W / 51.5013°N 0.1249°W / 51.5013; -0.1249
Current tenantsParliament of the United Kingdom
Westminster Station
Construction started1992
OpenedFebruary 2001
Cost£235m
Design and construction
Architecture firmMichael Hopkins and Partners
Structural engineerOve Arup & Partners
Website
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/northern-estate/portcullishouse/

Portcullis House (PCH) is an office building in Westminster, London, England, that was commissioned in 1992 and opened in 2001 to provide offices for 213 members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and their staff. The public entrance is on the Embankment.[1][2] Part of the Parliamentary Estate, the building augments limited space in the Palace of Westminster and surroundings.

  1. ^ Beattie, Jason (3 February 2014). "MPs splash out £32,955 of taxpayers' cash on comfy seats in Portcullis House". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Portcullis House". UK Parliament. parliament.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.