Great Sutton Street began as a three-storey traditional terrace house with a commercial unit on the ground and light industrial units above. In addition to being a locally listed building, the proposed change of use required planning consent under the Town and County Planning Acts. The application is made in connection with the erection of a rear and roof extensions as well as minor external restoration work to the existing retail façade.
The construction of a rear extension will be setback from the side to form a piano nobile with a new terrace space accessible from the first floor unit. The new roof extension is conceived as a lightweight timber structure. The roof annex designed in keeping with the industrial quality of the area will occupy the top floors of the building. The entire roof extension is to be set back from the existing elevation line to form a new terrace space towards Great Sutton Street.
To ensure test match cricket remains in Yorkshire, a collaboration between Leeds Metropolitan University and Yorkshire County Cricket Club resulted in a unique dual-use, modern sport and university facility replacing the existing substandard Winter Shed. The combined user requirement allows the building to be used year-round unlike the majority of dedicated cricket venues. Accommodating the distinct user requirements, the building’s media centre is designed to the strict specification of a media press box and can be used as an academic lecture theatre during non-match days.
Photos courtesy of SMC Alsop.
The master plan will transform an industrial island site into a series of interlinked public urban spaces. The historic Grade II* Brewery Complex and Grade II listed Stables will be sensitively restored to provide accommodation for retail, restaurants, a craft-brewery, a brewery museum and above these will be residential apartments designed to Lifetime Home, London Housing Design Guide and NHBC guidance and requirements. Working closely with Wandworth Council, this development will not only regenerate an otherwise disused part of Wandsworth but aims to have a significant impact on the future of the surrounding area.
Photo courtesy of EPR Architects.
Located in China’s first Special Economic Zone, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is planned as a financial centre with civic meaning. It is situated in a new public square at the meeting point of the north-south axis between Mount Lianhua and Binhe Boulevard, and the east-west axis of Shennan Road, Shenzhen’s main artery. The podium and lower tower contain the dedicated stock exchange functions, with the SSE offices, registration and clearing house, Securities Information Company and ancillary services located higher in the tower. The ambition of the administration is represented in the design whereby architecture is used to activate an economic region.
Photo courtesy of OMA.
Similar to London’s Canary Wharf, Amsterdam’s Zuidas is a rapidly developing business districts with close proximity to Schiphol Airport as well as excellent connections to public transport, cycle-route networks and the new high-speed train station.
With one of the largest green open space in Zuidas, Vivaldi Park is a residential and commercial zone in the district that strives to integrate the future commercial center with its surrounding public spaces. Following the guidelines set forth in the adopted master plan, a comprehensive scheme was put together based on the use requirement for a corporate high-rise development adjacent to the parks.
Photo courtesy of KPF London.
A new congress center located on the Miraflores Peninsula, facing the historic city center of Cordoba, Spain designed to allow all the necessary activities – municipal offices, conference facilities, auditorium, retail, hotel - to be contained along a continuous trajectory running the full length of the building. A transparent middle zone establishes the building as a linear viewing platform, looking out over the park, the river and the historic center beyond. The project is an attempt to organize the disparate elements of Miraflores, river and historic center into a coherent urban grouping that can benefit from their proximity to each other.
Photo courtesy of OMA.
Commissioned by the local government, the new Santuario Station, in central Pompei, is an attempt to reconnect the northern and southern parts of the modern city and establish a new relationship between the ancient city and the new one. It aims to unite the three disparate parts of the existing urban fabric - made up of the archaeological ruins, ancient city and its modern counter part. The new station design is an extension of an urban concept developed from a reading of the ancient city. It is tasked to re-establish and activate an abandon ancient city core with the energy and congestion from the tourism of the nearby ruin and the commerce of the new.
Photo courtesy of Eiseman Architects.
Roof and rear extension in Peckham.
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