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1 FOSTER + HEATHERWICK in china 2 frozen IN THE MAKING
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio have revealed joint designs for the Bund Finance Centre (BFC) in Shanghai. The 420,000sq m mixed-use development comprises eight buildings, with Grade A offices, a hotel, retail space, an arts centre and a public plaza. The two largest towers sit at the back of the site, with the buildings in front gradually staggered in height to relate to the scale of the surrounding structures, a mix
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of 19th-century buildings and modern skyscrapers. A materials palette of stone with bronze details aims to give the buildings a “jewel-like quality”, says Foster + Partners. The edges of the buildings will be made from handcrafted, textured granite, which becomes slimmer towards the top of the buildings, to give the impression of solidity at the base and transparency at the top. The project is under construction and expected to be completed in 2015.
Olympic torch designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have curated a Design Museum exhibition that examines over 20 pieces of unfinished work. Called In the Making, the show will feature a range of objects, from the £2 coin to a cricket bat, captured halfway through the manufacturing process. The exhibition runs from 22 January-4 May.
3 “K” LINE branded office Office fit out specialist The Interiors Group has completed a 2,000sq m fit out for “K” Line (Europe), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, on the 6th floor of 200 Aldersgate in London. Working with CBRE, the practice created a Cat B design animated by splashes of red, black and white to match the company’s corporate colours. The offices are predominantly open plan with a breakout space for informal meetings, and include a glass partitioned, 18-person meeting room with video conferencing.
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4 HELIX CENTRE
The Helix Centre is a new collaboration between the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI). Based at St Mary’s Hospital in London, the centre brings together clinicians, academics, technologists and venture capitalists with NHS staff, aiming to transform healthcare through design, with a focus on high impact, low cost ideas with a global application. It will also run a programme of workshops and seminars for healthcare staff. (See PearsonLloyd’s A&E project on p60 for more healthcare design.)
5 AUKETT SWANKE merge
6 the facts of (working) life
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) has bought the European arm of Swanke Hayden Connell for £1.58m, taking on its 95 staff to become a 340-strong workforce. The group will be known as Aukett Swanke and will work over 16 offices in eight countries, with combined revenue of more than US$40m according to CEO Nicholas Thompson. Deputy chairman David Hughes commented that the two firms “have an excellent commercial and cultural fit”.
An exhibition tracing the evolution of working culture has opened at FACT (the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool. Time & Motion: Redefining Working Life has been developed by the Royal College of Art (RCA) Creative Exchange Hub, to examine how our day-to-day work patterns have changed, from clocking in at the factory gates to logging in from our local entrepreneurial networking space. The show runs until 9 March.
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7 Danzishi CBD breaks ground
Construction has started on architecture and masterplanner 10 Design’s 800,000sq m business district on the banks of the Yangtze River, which includes 12 office towers. The Danzishi Central Business District will also feature 150,000sq m of connected shops, a five-star hotel and serviced apartments. The towers will range from
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100-250m in height. Funded by NVC-Lighting Chongqing, Energy Investment Real Estate, Sinosteel Investment Group and Zhongxun Group, the development is one of three that aims to revitalise the region’s economy. The first phase, Zhongxun Times, will be completed in spring 2015, while the entire CBD will be occupied by 2017.
8 ON THE DOTTED LINE Overbury has launched a new type of partnering contract tailored for complex fit out projects, which aligns each party’s objectives to ensure collective accountability. The Alliance Agreement was developed in conjunction with Macquarie Group and unites client, contractor, supplier and consultant, each sharing project risk and reward equally. This, according to Overbury, introduces a legally binding no-blame culture that integrates the teams more efficiently, helps reduce budgets and encourages a more innovative approach.
016 onGOING
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NEWS
ARCHITECTURE EVENTS/SHOWS PRODUCTS
1 FOSTER + HEATHERWICK in china 2 frozen IN THE MAKING
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio have revealed joint designs for the Bund Finance Centre (BFC) in Shanghai. The 420,000sq m mixed-use development comprises eight buildings, with Grade A offices, a hotel, retail space, an arts centre and a public plaza. The two largest towers sit at the back of the site, with the buildings in front gradually staggered in height to relate to the scale of the surrounding structures, a mix
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of 19th-century buildings and modern skyscrapers. A materials palette of stone with bronze details aims to give the buildings a “jewel-like quality”, says Foster + Partners. The edges of the buildings will be made from handcrafted, textured granite, which becomes slimmer towards the top of the buildings, to give the impression of solidity at the base and transparency at the top. The project is under construction and expected to be completed in 2015.
Olympic torch designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have curated a Design Museum exhibition that examines over 20 pieces of unfinished work. Called In the Making, the show will feature a range of objects, from the £2 coin to a cricket bat, captured halfway through the manufacturing process. The exhibition runs from 22 January-4 May.
3 “K” LINE branded office Office fit out specialist The Interiors Group has completed a 2,000sq m fit out for “K” Line (Europe), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, on the 6th floor of 200 Aldersgate in London. Working with CBRE, the practice created a Cat B design animated by splashes of red, black and white to match the company’s corporate colours. The offices are predominantly open plan with a breakout space for informal meetings, and include a glass partitioned, 18-person meeting room with video conferencing.
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4 HELIX CENTRE
The Helix Centre is a new collaboration between the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI). Based at St Mary’s Hospital in London, the centre brings together clinicians, academics, technologists and venture capitalists with NHS staff, aiming to transform healthcare through design, with a focus on high impact, low cost ideas with a global application. It will also run a programme of workshops and seminars for healthcare staff. (See PearsonLloyd’s A&E project on p60 for more healthcare design.)
5 AUKETT SWANKE merge
6 the facts of (working) life
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) has bought the European arm of Swanke Hayden Connell for £1.58m, taking on its 95 staff to become a 340-strong workforce. The group will be known as Aukett Swanke and will work over 16 offices in eight countries, with combined revenue of more than US$40m according to CEO Nicholas Thompson. Deputy chairman David Hughes commented that the two firms “have an excellent commercial and cultural fit”.
An exhibition tracing the evolution of working culture has opened at FACT (the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool. Time & Motion: Redefining Working Life has been developed by the Royal College of Art (RCA) Creative Exchange Hub, to examine how our day-to-day work patterns have changed, from clocking in at the factory gates to logging in from our local entrepreneurial networking space. The show runs until 9 March.
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7 Danzishi CBD breaks ground
Construction has started on architecture and masterplanner 10 Design’s 800,000sq m business district on the banks of the Yangtze River, which includes 12 office towers. The Danzishi Central Business District will also feature 150,000sq m of connected shops, a five-star hotel and serviced apartments. The towers will range from
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100-250m in height. Funded by NVC-Lighting Chongqing, Energy Investment Real Estate, Sinosteel Investment Group and Zhongxun Group, the development is one of three that aims to revitalise the region’s economy. The first phase, Zhongxun Times, will be completed in spring 2015, while the entire CBD will be occupied by 2017.
8 ON THE DOTTED LINE Overbury has launched a new type of partnering contract tailored for complex fit out projects, which aligns each party’s objectives to ensure collective accountability. The Alliance Agreement was developed in conjunction with Macquarie Group and unites client, contractor, supplier and consultant, each sharing project risk and reward equally. This, according to Overbury, introduces a legally binding no-blame culture that integrates the teams more efficiently, helps reduce budgets and encourages a more innovative approach.