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Denmark is one of ten countries chosen to be represented at the showcase, which deals with creating new proposals to improve the modernistic planned area in East London called Poplar.
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Beast Restaurant in London, Chapel Place
Design: designLSM. Beast is an exciting new venture from designLSM’s long standing client, the Goodman Restaurant Group. Hidden away on Chapel Place in London, this unique fine dining concept offers diners shared dishes of the finest Norwegian king crab and 2 kilo cuts of steak.
Antony Gormley’s Inhabitable Sculpture London
Room, by internationally celebrated artist Antony Gormley, a giant crouching figure on the façade of London’s new Beaumont Hotel, the interior of which is a hotel suite, was unveiled at a press preview today in the presence of the artist.
Grace Belgravia, London Private Members Club
Design: Studio RHE. This is London’s first ever women’s only private members’ club. It is for health-conscious women who want the very best in therapeutic and medical treatments. Members can have workout sessions with celebrity personal trainer, Matt Roberts, or be treated by the Queen’s doctor, Dr Tim Evans.
King’s Cross Pavilion in London
Design: Stanton Williams. A new canalside Pavilion at King’s Cross has been approved by Camden Council. The three storey building, designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Stanton Williams, will be located to the east of Granary Square, adjacent to Regent’s Canal.
Oakmayne Tower London, Southwark Building
Design: Allies & Morrison. The iconic 125 meter high 41 story tower will provide 335 new homes, 33,000 sq ft of offices and ground floor retail in one of London’s most important regeneration areas. Views from the upper floors will offer panoramic sweeping vistas across London.
Thames Estuary Airport in London
Design: Foster + Partners. The architects submit a detailed response to the Airports Commission’s call for evidence, addressing surface access, costs, delivery + analysis of the environmental, economic and social impacts of a new airport on the Isle of Grain in the Thames Estuary.
Triumph Architectural Treehouse Award UK
Triumph Architectural Treehouse Award Competition. 1st Place – Tree Hopper. The design shows a high level of creativity with its wonderfully executed futuristic aesthetics. It also presents a nice balance of Bio mimicry and commentary on the modern lifestyle.
Roca London Gallery Exhibition
London regeneration exhibition in building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Roca London Gallery will host a photographic exhibition during the London Festival of Architecture, exploring some of the Capital’s key regeneration projects.
Entitled Regenerating Capital: Healthy growth, healthy city?, the exhibition will look at the impact regeneration has on green spaces, small businesses, local communities and valued buildings.
Pop up Chandelier Pavilion in Camden Festival
Design: KSR Architects. To mark the start of the first ever Camden Create festival – a three day celebration of creativity in the area – local architectural practice KSR Architects has created a pop up public pavilion at the area’s famous Britannia Junction.
The colourful creation is made up of 640 fluorescent tubes, which will be held together by a lightweight theatre and stage truss system.
Goat Lees Primary School in Ashford
Pellings LLP, the multi-disciplinary architectural, property and construction practice has designed Goat Lees Primary School, a pioneering example of a modern school, located in Ashford, Kent.
New Fetter Place in London Holborn Circus
Design: TateHindle. New Fetter Place, the redevelopment adjacent to Holborn Circus, has been completed. It comprises a newly regenerated 12-storey octagonal shaped tower at 8-10 New Fetter Lane and a newly constructed six-storey link building at 55 Fetter Lane.
The design for the 135,000 sqft redevelopment included extensions to the octagonal shaped tower, a new façade, remodelled service core and new mechanical & electrical services to provide an additional 40% of Class A office accommodation.
Midland Goods Shed Redevelopment, London
Design: Bennetts Associates. Upon completion in 2015, the redevelopment of Midland Goods Shed will create an innovative new focal point for King’s Cross, within the heritage core of one of London’s most dramatically changing neighbourhoods.
Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre, London
Design: Urban Salon
Urban Salon’s first project for the NHS, the Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre came out of a design competition that engaged designers & architects from outside the healthcare specialism.