Proposals were submitted by the AJ100 practice today (19 March) to the City of London Corporation for a complete overhaul of the 1920s building to provide a 221-bed aparthotel for client Staycity.The tp bennett scheme includes a sensitive office to hotel/office conversion with a three-storey rooftop extension and internal reconfiguration of the original redbrick building at 15 Bouverie Street, once home to the Daily Mail and currently the Fleet Street base of publishing house emap, the AJs parent company.Infill elements will replace more recent ad hoc additions to the north and south of the building, which tp bennett said during a consultation last month detracted from the original Art Deco features.AdvertisementOn the ground floor, a public house will become a wine bar in a relocated space with a more active street frontage towards Temple on the corner with Tudor Street. The upper floors will feature studio apartments, larger studios, one-bed apartments and wheelchair-accessible studios.Despite the plans to flatten and rebuild the modern extensions towards Fleet Street and Temple, tp bennetts proposals will retain 61 per cent of the existing building. However, the proposed new-build element will be more in keeping with the Art Deco faade, the practice says.The project team is also committed to making sure that 21 per cent of new materials are recycled, according to consultation documents released late last month.Sustainability and biodiversity enhancements include the introduction of renewable energy sources and waste recycling systems on site. In addition, a green roof with landscaping and rain garden planters will result in a biodiversity uplift, according to the practice.Harmsworth House was built between 1925 and 1927 for the Daily Mails owners, Harold and Alfred Harmsworth (later Viscount Rothermere and Viscount Northcliffe). It was one of several Daily Mail buildings on and around Fleet Street last century.AdvertisementThose include Northcliffe House, which John Robertson Architects refurbished and completed in July 2023.The AJ moved to Harmsworth House in January 2022 following Piercy&Company proposals to demolish its former office at Telephone House, near Old Street. Those plans were granted consented in summer 2023. However, work has not yet begun on the scheme.tp bennetts Harmsworth House scheme will go before committee at the end of the year.Architects view: Nick Rutherford, director, tp bennettThe reimagination and adaptive reuse of Harmsworth House celebrates this Art Deco Streamline Moderne building, which was originally designed as a printing house, while updating it for future generations alongside an operator who will be a custodian of the building for the long term. Working closely with City of London, our proposals retain and refurbish more than 61 per cent of the current building and reintroduce lost features such as the original window design.Influenced by the existing Art Deco motifs and materiality, the proposal creates a holistic architectural approach, which carefully balances the celebration of the original building with modern extensions, replacing later 1970s additions to the north and south, and includes the replacement of the current upper levels with a tiered three-storey addition to bring the building up to current building standards.In addition to the hotel, a new boutique wine bar is proposed on Tudor Street, designed with traditional London faience detailing, which will enhance the street setting and create a fitting ambience for this city-centre location.Current view