36 Case Study Creative Quarters continued

Left, above: Building C2 by Mole Architects features a ziggurat-like volume of stepped sides and diagonal Cor-ten cladding, while Architecture 00’s C1 has a metal mesh net as the building’s envelope.

Left: The colors of the two buildings by Mole are inspired by a gas flame, referencing the 19th-century gas plant that originally occupied the site.

Above: Extruded aluminum wraps around a timber and concrete structure in HNNA’s C3 building designed as a coworking space.

unbuilt while authorities finalize plans for a car tunnel beneath the district, and C3, whose tall, thin windows are fissures in an undulating white exterior inhabited by pocket-sized workspaces. Roz Barr Architects designed the interiors for Bureau, a coworking members’ club featuring a sumptuous lounge dubbed the Salon, dressed top to bottom with striking red furnishings.

Spanish outfit SelgasCano made extensive use of ETFE in the studio’s B1 and Canteen, the latter acting as the district’s central nexus. A bulbous, translucent, caterpillar-like food hall spans two levels, its giant doors swinging open, displaying the mechanics celebrated through its bright yellow structure. B1, the most recent building to finish on site, retains the character of Canteen within its box plot. Working areas are connected by platforms and winding stairs that traverse a four-story winter garden.

Buildings A1 and D4 by fellow Spaniards Barozzi Veiga are comparatively orthogonal in form, adding delight through a polished aluminum facade. Cementing the district as a creative hub for the long term, A1 is entirely occupied by the Ravensbourne Institute for Creativity and Technology, a kind of university-sponsored experimental design-and-media makerspace.

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