10th August 2017
In
A digital special effects studio in the heart of Soho’s film industry.
The client for this normally hidden world wanted to take advantage of the studio’s presence on the street to promote the facility.
The ground floor is opened up, a shopfront exterior is created and the interior is installed with bespoke furniture and lighting. Studio, meeting room and other facilities are designed around an open space which is layered using perforated
10th August 2017
In
This is a prototype expandable mobile classroom, developed by GLA and LB of Camden as part of a DfES initiative initiative of 30 pilot projects exploring future learning environments.
Delivered off the back of a standard flat bed lorry, the capsule extends to create a wide footprint with a single open space, top lit from a continuous rooflight with fold down stage and ramp access.
The concept was to develop a flexible
10th August 2017
In
The fitting out of three large units in the former Harrods depository, as shop, offices and showroom for the fashion designer Ally Capellino. Work included new services and structural alterations with a new glass floor, and the design of fittings and furniture.
The concrete finishes and services are left exposed - and materials used in ways that make clear the method of their making, with a simple palette of steel, timber
10th August 2017
In
Part of Hammerson’s mixed use Highcross Development and derived from the building blocks of the Chapman Taylor Masterplan, GLA aimed to invest this unloved building type with a refinement not normally associated with Car Parks. A silver fabric-like mesh cladding encloses the block on three sides while housing lines its west side.
Bold colour, signage and lighting provide clear wayfinding from parking floors into the circulation core
The glazed public lobby connects
10th August 2017
In
This is a simple house type which is based around modular construction and a frame which allows flexibility and choice of materials.
The Living Room is large and the arrangement allows an open plan arrangement if desired - making the living spaces feel even more open and generous.
The modular concept would allow off-site fabrication of bathrooms, stair and kitchen - and even facade elements.The frame these sit within could be concrete,
10th August 2017
In
New residential development for Hammerson of affordable housing which creates a new pedestrian street leading to the redeveloped central Highcross Quarter and overlooks the All Saints neighbourhood,
The single aspect arrangement is addressed by exploiting depth within the west elevation and angling the facades of each apartment to give oblique views over the surrounding city. Perforated screens provide solar control with existing and new trees forming a natural screen along the
10th August 2017
In
The Rochdale Canal Bridge is a footbridge linking three points over the Rochdale Canal in Ancoats, Manchester. The design won an open RIBA Competition and forms part of Urban Splash’s New Islington development.
The bridge needed to allow the passage of canal boats whilst also connecting the banks with minimum changes in level for pedestrians. The resulting structure, engineered by Michael Hadi Associates, places the backbone of the bridge above the
10th August 2017
In
RIBA competition winning proposal for this complex building typology compresses all its disparate functions within one envelope and explores the possibilities of them sitting side by side - a working factory, a series of independent workshops, for smaller scale designer glass production, gallery spaces, cafe, restaurant and other public facilities - under a walk on roof; a public space incorporating glass overlooking the River Wear.
The building was awarded Millennium Product
10th August 2017
In
GLA have supported City & Islington College over the past 14 years as they have developed their 4 sites in north London.
This has covered a wide variety of projects from Masterplanning to the design of new facilities including cafe, offices, studios and a workplace hub: ‘World of Work’ at the Centre for Business, Arts and Technology (CBAT) and new entrance, cafe and spa at the Centre for Health, Social and
10th August 2017
In
The studios are expressed in the timber enclosure above the changing rooms, and timber sliding external screens protect the glazing as well as provide privacy to the studios.
The building is set away from the rest of the school in order for daylight to enter the existing hall.
The space between is treated as a covered ‘external’ gallery and allows for cross ventilation of the studios. This transitional space is clad with
