Hotel

 

500 room hotel in central London. Through analyzing the formal geometry of the streets we were able to produce a design that rose out of this pattern. The sheared form of the tower reflects the organic growth of the city in its organ stop type individual plots, blending. At night the tower provides a different image, a landmark. Using LED lights on the glass shading we can control the external appearance of the building. Moving artwork or static images can be created.

 

The public realm at the base of the building extended the street into the lower levels of the tower, bringing street life well into the heart of the development.

 

The density of the skin changed depending upon orientation and function, an approach we often use to reduce the energy a building consumes.