Buildings – Page 93
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Building StudyThermae Bath Spa by Grimshaw Architects
Three years overdue, Grimshaw Architects’ Thermae Bath Spa has become one of the longest running sagas in British construction. On the eve of its opening, Ellis Woodman discovers if it has been worth the wait.
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TechnicalWater colours
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre is a multi-layered, multi-use facility splashed with bright colours and lively designs. But combining many functions on one site posed technical challenges for the designers
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TechnicalStill bowled over
Andy Mytom of David Morley Architects returns to the National Cricket Centre in Loughborough
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TechnicalEntering club class
Turning a Victorian townhouse into an exclusive private members club was all about getting the hi-spec materials right
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Building StudySofa, so good
Four years after its completion, David Walker of Walker & Martin returns to the Aram furniture showroom in London’s Covent Garden
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TechnicalPlaying the games
The London Olympics promise a wealth of new projects, but architects waiting for information deserve a medal for patience
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TechnicalI wish I'd done that... leisure building
Matthew White on Herzog & de Meuron’s Allianz Arena in Munich
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TechnicalI wish I'd done that... retail building
Eva Jiricna on Rem Koolhaas’ Prada store in Los Angeles
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TechnicalPop on a penthouse
Modular steel construction means you can build upwards on an existing building while minimising disruption
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TechnicalI wish I'd done that... Metal structure
Marco da Cruz on Alec Issigonis’s design for the Mini
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TechnicalSwinging London
For twin bridges in London’s Docklands Patel Taylor opted for the technically challenging option of pivoting from one column
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Building StudyEstuary English
The drive to lure homebuyers to the Thames Gateway starts in earnest with high-spec apartments like these by Hawkins Brown in Essex.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 30: Stalybridge, near Manchester
The challenge: To design affordable and aesthetically original pre-cast concrete balconies and vertical fins for a residential development
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Technical
Further to go with energy
The Energy Review has some good points, apart from the nuclear bit
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Building StudyBuilding on the future
The AA pavilion has taken students from writing their own bespoke software to building at 1:1 scale. Unit 2’s tutors — Martin Self and Charles Walker of Arup’s Advanced Geometry Unit — look back on a learning experience
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TechnicalSuspension of disbelief
At the V&A’s new Islamic gallery, Softroom’s surfaces play tricks on visitors and exhibits
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... surface
David Perera on the reception of the UNA Hotel Vittorio in Florence, by Fabio Novembre
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