One Sovereign Quay, Leeds

Client: DLG Architects
Building type: Offices / Restoration

Commission type: Photography / Aerial Photography / Aerial Videography

Project scope: 30 images (mix of ground and aerial) / aerial video

Commissioned by DLG Architects and shot over 3-4 days during mid-winter, this stunning building sits on Bridge End, a very historic bridge in Leeds city centre. It was the bridge on which the first ever motion picture was captured in 1888 by Louis Le Prince.

DLG Architects were responsible for the restoration of the building and included two additional floors and two new fantastic wrap-around balcony areas with floor to ceiling glazing allowing for magnificent views down the River Aire and across the city.

A mixture of ground and aerial stills made up the commission and included some aerial video, both interior and exterior.

Long exposure architectural photograph of One Sovereign Quay in the evening, commissioned by DLG Architects

Architectural photograph of the interior of One Sovereign Quay, Leeds, commissioned by DLG Architects

Architectural interior photograph of the lobby / reception area of One Sovereign Quay, Leeds, commissioned by DLG Architects

Architectural photograph of the interior floor-plate of One Sovereign Quay, Leeds, commissioned by DLG Architects

Architectural interior photograph of the stairwell of One Sovereign Quay, Leeds, commissioned by DLG Architects

Architectural top-down aerial photograph of One Sovereign Quay, Leeds, in winter afternoon light commissioned by DLG Architects

Leeds Bridge as seen from the interior ground floor of One Sovereign Quay. Photography commissioned by DLG Architects

Aerial photography of Leeds Bridge and One Sovereign Quay.

Interior wayfinding signage in the basement level of One Sovereign Quay, Leeds.

Architectural interior photograph of one of the shower facilities at One Sovereign Quay, Leeds, commissioned by DLG Architects