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Chetwoods Architects’ vision for co-
locating Smithfield, Billingsgate and New
Spitalfields markets to a new location in
east London for The City of London
Corporation, has been unveiled. Creating a
“21st century wholesale food location for
London and the UK,” the scheme looks to
provide tenants with modern facilities in a
location that offers room for growth.
“The development will be built with the
most sustainable materials available, using
the latest environmental technology,” said
the architects. The buildings will be designed
to achieve BREEAM Excellent, and the
plans will try to limit the upfront energy
during construction and when operational.
The aim of the project is to create a facility
that places the health and wellbeing of
occupants and workers at its heart. The
early schematic layouts (shown above) will
form the basis of an outline planning
application to the London Borough of
Barking and Dagenham.
The design of each market supports
wholesale, retail and process driven
activities while allowing for future
flexibility to meet demand as required. A
multi-deck yard will provide parking spaces
for vans and cars at the front and rear,
which allows for the separation of vehicles
with HGV deliveries taking place to the
rear at ground floor level.A green corridor to the west of the site
links the scheme to the existing public
transport network and the River Thames.
From this route, visitors will be able to
access three individual market entrances.
These entrances lead to an atrium, which
provides daylight to the market below and
connects to an entrance to the east of the
site. All three atria will also serve as
renewable energy generators, harnessing
solar power through photovoltaic panels.
The schematic layouts have also been
designed to adapt to the ever-changing
demands of the retail market, with the
potential introduction of a mezzanine level
providing space for a future retail offering.Proposal co-locates major London markets
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A new book published by London-based
publisher Laurence King “chronicles the
most influential ideas that have shapedarchitecture.” The publication looks to
provide the reader with detailed history of
the subject.
Starting with the basic building
components of “door, window, column
and beam” and the classical orders, the
book explores historical movements such
as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts,
modern materials such as steel and
reinforced concrete, and technical
innovations such as the lift and electric
lighting, through to modern movementssuch as Universal Design and
Deconstruction.
This book is written by Richard
Weston, an architect, landscape designer
and author, who was professor of
architecture at Cardiff University.
Arranged in a “broadly chronological
order,” the ideas are presented through
“informative text and arresting visuals,
exploring when each idea first evolved
and the subsequent impact it has had, up
to the present day.”100 Ideas
That Changed
Architecture
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