Competition winning design for the re-use and regeneration of an existing 1960s three storylandmark building,
The bottom two floors will house boutiques and dutyfree shopping, as well as a cafe spilling out into a new landscaped courtyard at street level. A theatre / cinema auditorium, lounge bar and contemporary arts gallery will be inserted on the third level, whilst above this, a new floor will house the new SkyGarden restaurant overlooking the Boulevard and the main thoroughfare of Bridge Street. The facade is articulated with perforated aluminium fins, shading 'display strips' and providing a rhythm along the street.
Penetrating the core of the building will be the curving form of a new freeform atrium, tapering as it rises through the building with escalators criss-crossing the space,The atrium will bring light into the heart of the building, and will also be used as a ventilation device, venting hot air out of the top, drawing cooler air into the building.
Dates: start
on site Sept. 2005, Phased completion Christmas 2006 - Mar 2007.
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