Wallpaper 11

ABOVE AND OPPOSITE,

THE GABLED ROOF ABOVE

EACH OF TWO EXISTING

BUILDINGS RISES UP AND

STRETCHES TOWARDS THE

OTHER, MEETING TO FORM

A NEW, SINGLE UPPER STOREY

THAT GIVES THE PROJECT

A CENTRAL FOCUS. THE

GLAZED SPACE PROVIDES

A VIEWPOINT OVER THE

DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY

FIRST

Heatherwick Studio’s all-embracing design for a new

retail hub, Coal Drops Yard in London’s King’s Cross

WRITER: ELLIE STATHAKI

KISS

∑ 083