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GUILD HEADQUARTERS Designer: Oliver Flindall |
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The project is a
construction industry Guild HQ building for a site in King's Cross, London, intended as a
forum and meeting place. Initially, a conceptual piece was developed juxtaposing
concrete with a dot pattern micro-texture and copper with the same pattern used for
dimples and perforations to allow light through. The piece was then digitally
manipulated to explore its potential and relationship to the site. The resulting
building design makes constant reference to the material concept, including elevational
treatments and enlarged as circular rooflights. In particular, the conceptual piece
directly inspired the 'information corridor' with perforated copper providing a dappled
canopy animating the space throughout the day.
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The judges chose this project for its inspired material concept and the thoroughness of the development of this at each stage. The end result is an impressive, well-structured building on a difficult site, constantly referencing and re-interpreting the original concept in exciting ways as part of its architecture. |
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Comments from Oliver Flindall at the Awards Presentation: I chose to use copper because it is a rich material with many interesting properties. The Construction Industry Guild is about materials. Initial studies exploring the juxtaposition of copper and concrete were used to engender the building's core functions: dialogue, debate and the transmission of information. This culminated in a conceptual piece built using real materials. The continual rereading of this piece provided me with a clear conceptual basis for every design move I could throw at the project. |
