An open international competition. A project for a landmark building at the entrance of Dublin Docks. The tower accommodates commercial and residential uses in the main body with a recording studio for U2 on the penthouse level. The lower levels house predominantly leisure and retail spaces. Cafes are
An open competition by Hawley + Porter. A proposal to masterplan a large area adjacent to the northern station in Osaka, Japan. The development creates a new recreational and cultural quarter together with the opportunity for academic and industrial technologies to work in partnership. The plan
An invited competition by UNIT with consultation by Metamode. A proposal for a 50,000 sq m corporate headquarters in Shenzhen. As the first special economic zone in the Peoples Republic of China in 1980, the Shenzhen district is now a formidable economic powerhouse. It is now the
An open competition The LEX site critically marks the gateway to both Walsall and the Waterfront area development when approaching the city from the M6 motorway. The landmark building is characterised by as series layers floating building volumes and leisure activities that are sandwiched between a
An invited competition by Metamode. OCT are China's largest and most innovative theme park corporation and are now ranked number 4 in the world by attendance. In 1989 OCT created 'Splendid China' in Shenzhen, it was a theme park that showcased Chinese culture and included 25 'village'
An office for a small graphic design studio in Clerkenwell, London. The existing shell was part of a series of Victorian buildings that made up a meat smokehouse. Previously dislocated over several floors the studio was consolidated by the insertion of a double height volume and
A head office for a new media company in Clerkenwell, London. A refurbishment of a 6000ft sq single floor of a large industrial building, to create an office for 60 people. The client, innovators in the field of publishing, communications and marketing required a flexible space to