These are the designs for the new face of Scotland Yard.
Officials have chosen the architects who will design Google’s new headquarters at King’s Cross to re-design London’s new police HQ.
The Met is selling its current base at New Scotland Yard in Victoria and moving to a smaller and more cost effective building on the Victoria Embankment in 2015.
Architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris were chosen to re-design the Curtis Green building by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
The design features a futuristic style public entrance pavilion complete with pavement fountains while keeping the world-famous revolving sign.
Police refuse to give the cost of the re-design but say moving out of the existing building will save the force £30 million in renovation costs.
Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Stephen Greenhalgh said: “Scotland Yard is returning to its historical home in Whitehall. The new, smaller Met HQ will help deliver a 21st century police force and AHMM's design, which includes a public space, will help Londoners to reconnect with the Met.
“By selling outdated and impractical buildings like the New Scotland Yard that are costly to maintain, we can reduce property running costs. The money raised from the sale of these buildings will be ploughed back into frontline policing so that our officers are equipped with the tools and technology they need to fight crime and to continue to keep London safe.”
