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Chapman Taylor is pleased to present the fourth edition of Achievements, a showcase of our recent projects and insight from across the globe.
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ISSUE 04
WELCOME TO THE FOURTH ISSUE OF ACHIEVEMENTS, OUR SHOWCASE OF THE BEST OF CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S
GLOBAL PROJECTS, PEOPLE AND VIEWPOINTS.
We continue to evolve as an international practice to respond to
market conditions, and to ensure we achieve our fundamental goal
of producing high quality architecture which is also commercially
successful and fit for purpose.
As you will see, this magazine shows a wide variety of building types
and characters. Two of our most successful mixed-use projects
completed last year, Global Harbor in Shanghai and Trinity Leeds in
the UK, highlight both the variety in international markets and our
commitment to designing bespoke solutions for every project, each
specially tailored to the site context and the client brief.
We have continued to invest in our core sectors; improving our skills
in mixed-use, retail, hospitality, leisure, workplace and residential
building design. In addition, we are proud of our ability to be able
to operate effectively in so many parts of the world. Our recent
expansion into the Middle East and South America has strengthened
our international business capability yet further.
Global change is constant and our ability to innovate has ensured that
we remain a strong international design company which, through the
skills and expertise of our talented staff, continues to create buildings
of excellence.
EDITORIAL
ADRIAN GRIFFITHSBOARD DIRECTOR
CHRIS LANKSBURYBOARD DIRECTOR
TIM PARTINGTONBOARD DIRECTOR
MICHAEL COTTAMBOARD DIRECTOR
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RESIDENTIAL
WORKPLACE
RETAIL
MIXED USE
LEISURE
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ACHIEVEMENTS ISSUE 04
Cover Image: Forum Shopping Centre, Nis, Serbia
Editor: Emma Jane Coombes
Graphic Design: Eleanor Maclure
Photography: All photography by Chapman Taylor unless specified
Published by: Chapman Taylor 2014
CONTENTS
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LONDON LANDMARKSBoard Director Chris Lanksbury takes a look at the history of Chapman Taylor through some of our iconic London projects.
FORTUNE FAVOURS THE EASTOur Shanghai office Director Hua Lei reviews the China market and our successful schemes to date.
RETURNING TO OURRETAIL ROOTS How Chapman Taylor's Düsseldorf office is keeping pace with the evolution of Germany's retail market.
IN PURSUIT OF BUSINESS& LEISURE Jon Grant, Director of Chapman Taylor's Bangkok office talks about the rise of the Southeast Asian hospitality sector.
RIDING HIGH IN RUSSIA AND BEYONDHow Chapman Taylor’s bespoke service offer is reaping rewards in Russia and beyond.
BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY CLOSER TO HOMEDirector Stuart Carr discusses the latest developments in affordable and sustainable housing in both the UK and abroad.
PLANES, TRAINS & ECONOMIC GAINSQ&A with Director Peter Farmer discussing his views on the latest developments in the Transportation sector.
TALKING ABOUT OURREGENERATIONBoard Director Tim Partington talks about the success of MediaCityUK and its wider beneficial impact.
KEEPING RETAIL RELEVANTBoard Director Adrian Griffiths on the challenges of keeping retail relevant in the age of online shopping.
INSIGHT
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77 Global 100, China
80 Brent Cross, UK
83 Mall of Qatar, Qatar
84 Shanghai Media City, China
86 Open, France
89 Island Paradise Resort, Antigua
90 Pharmaceutical R&D Centre, China
93 Ethos, Poland
94 Plaza Bocagrande, Colombia
95 Parque Oeste, Colombia
DRAWING BOARD
SHOWCASE
44 Global Harbor, China
51 Trinity Leeds, UK
59 Heathrow T2A Luxury Retail, UK
62 Floreasca Park, Romania
65 Pomelo, Thailand
66 Indian Museum, India
69 Mega 2, Kazakhstan
73 Europolis, Russia98 Bristol New Venture
Associate Directors Nick Thursby and Jonathan Bethel answer questions about our new UK office in Bristol.
100 Inspiring Creative Practice
Associate Director Cathy Jeremiah discusses Chapman Taylor's internal design competition.
102 Shooting Stars
The top-placed images in Chapman Taylor's annual staff photography competition.
104 From Graduate to Architect
Rob Griffiths in our London office talks about life as a newly-qualified architect.
106 Life Through a Lens Associate Director Ben
Ghibaldan on the challenges of photographing architecture.
PEOPLE
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OUR LOCATIONSLONDON EST. 1959
BANGKOK EST. 2011
BOGOTÁ EST. 2014
BRISTOL EST. 2012
BRUSSELS EST. 1993
DÜSSELDORF EST. 1997
MADRID EST. 2000
MANCHESTER EST. 2000
MILAN EST. 2002
MIDDLE EAST EST. 2014
MOSCOW EST. 2007
NEW DELHI EST. 2008
PARIS EST. 2001
PRAGUE EST. 1998
SÃO PAULO EST. 2009
SHANGHAI EST. 2008
WARSAW EST. 1999
CHAPMAN TAYLOROUR GLOBAL NETWORK
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WHERE WE WORK
HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS, THOUSANDS OF CONNECTIONS
17LOCATIONS
WORK IN
85COUNTRIES
ACROSS
6 CONTINENTS
45+ NATIONALITIES
35+LANGUAGES
200+AWARDS WON
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FEATURESLONDON LANDMARKS Board Director Chris Lanksbury takes a look at the history of Chapman Taylor through some of our iconic London projects.
RETURNING TO OUR RETAIL ROOTS How Chapman Taylor's Düsseldorf office is keeping pace with the evolution of Germany's retail market.
FORTUNE FAVOURS THE EAST Our Shanghai office Director Hua Lei reviews the China market and our successful schemes to date.
IN PURSUIT OF BUSINESS & LEISUREJon Grant, Director of Chapman Taylor's Bangkok office talks about the rise of the Southeast Asian hospitality sector.
RIDING HIGH IN RUSSIA AND BEYOND How Chapman Taylor’s bespoke service offer is reaping rewards in Russia and beyond.
BRINGING SUSTAINABILITYCLOSER TO HOME Director Stuart Carr discusses the latest developments in affordable and sustainable housing in both the UK and abroad.
PLANES, TRAINS & ECONOMIC GAINSQ&A with Director Peter Farmer discussing his views on the latest developments in the Transportation sector.
TALKING ABOUT OUR REGENERATION Board Director Tim Partington talks about the success of MediaCityUK and its wider beneficial impact.
KEEPING RETAIL RELEVANT Board Director Adrian Griffiths on the challenges of keeping retail relevant in the age of online shopping.
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NEW SCOTLAND YARD
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LONDON LANDMARKSIN 1959, LONDON’S NEWEST ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE TOOK ON ITS FIRST OF A NUMBER OF PIONEERING COMMISSIONS WITHIN THE UK’S CAPITAL. BOARD DIRECTOR CHRIS LANKSBURY LOOKS AT THE HIDDEN GEMS OF CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S LONDON PORTFOLIO HERITAGE AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE COMPANY’S PRESENT DAY WORK.
RIGHT: CHRIS LANKSBURY, BOARD DIRECTOR IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S LONDON OFFICE
DRUMMOND GATE
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It’s sometimes easy to forget the
origins of Chapman Taylor, formed
in London over 50 years ago by
our founding partners John Taylor,
Bob Chapman and Jane Durham. Our
formative work, spanning the 1960s –
1980s, includes some of London’s most
prominent projects built in that time,
and helped Chapman Taylor develop a
distinctive architectural set of values that
still has relevance to our work today.
When reviewing the practice’s work
during this earlier period, some unlikely
and famous surprises can be unearthed.
In particular, it is in London that one can
find some of Chapman Taylor’s most
pioneering projects of the time, both
for the practice and for the city itself.
Perhaps more than any other, it was
our first commission that raises most
eyebrows – the design and delivery of
New Scotland Yard, in Westminster. Few
are aware that this iconic development
was designed, in 1959, by Chapman
Taylor. Whilst most renowned in the public
eye for its famous triangular revolving
sign, from a planning perspective it
achieved acclaim for the successful
placing of its rectangular office buildings
THE LONDON PAVILION
BESSBOROUGH GARDENS, MILLBANK ESTATE
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into the corresponding and challenging
triangular site. Even more impressive is
that this project prompted the formation of
Chapman Taylor as a company in its own
right in 1959, the contract being awarded
to the three founding partners before the
practice even existed. It was designed
as a speculative office development,
which was later let to its famous tenant,
The London Metropolitan Police.
Chapman Taylor went on to design
a string of other iconic buildings in the
capital throughout this period. Perhaps
they are not as famous as New Scotland
Yard, however they are no less powerful
in their brief to deliver innovative design
and, most importantly, respond to the
important historic urban context that
London provides. Caxton House, again
in Westminster, occupies a key site
in the vicinity of Parliament Square
and Westminster Abbey. This office
development, built in 1976-79 uses a
vigorous crenellated skyline design and
makes use of high quality materials such
as its Portland Stone finish – all factors
that contribute to answering the demands
of providing an innovative design solution
to an historic urban context. The same
contextual challenges were present
in the design for Lansdowne House
in Berkeley Square, one of London’s
greatest public squares, sited in the heart
of the city’s prestigious Mayfair district.
The resulting building design prompted
planning inspectors to conclude that
it was ‘innovative and would provide
a building of excellence’ and it was
granted planning permission in 1983.
These iconic London landmark
projects had a formative impact within
Chapman Taylor’s development as a
leading architecture firm for commercial
buildings. However, the practice’s
involvement in several major London
masterplanning schemes of the early
1980s was also to prove critical. The
masterplanning of the Millbank Estate,
for the Crown Estate Commissioners,
required a considered and sympathetic
response to the existing historic buildings
of the famous 19th century English
architect Thomas Cubitt. A 27-acre site
was planned and built and stands today
as testament to the quality of design and
traditional materials that were used. The
plan also included the development of
a striking contemporary office building
OUR FORMATIVE WORK, SPANNING THE 1960s – 1980s, INCLUDES SOME OF LONDON’S MOST PROMINENT PROJECTS BUILT IN THAT TIME, AND HELPED CHAPMAN TAYLOR DEVELOP A DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL SET OF VALUES THAT STILL HAS RELEVANCE TO OUR WORK TODAY.
LANSDOWNE HOUSE
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at One Drummond Gate (1983), notable
for its massive columns and fourth floor
level granite cornice beam to the exterior,
successfully marrying its new design with
the Cubitt-inspired architectural history
of its setting. In addition, during the
same period the Duke of Westminster’s
Grosvenor Estate asked Chapman
Taylor to prepare a masterplan to take
the estate through the next 100 years.
The project again demanded an
approach that promoted quality
materials and buildings that would
be designed and built to last.
As we move into Chapman Taylor’s
sixth decade in business, our London
roots have now spread to create offices
all over the world. International clients,
such as those based in Asia, appreciate
our combined offer of local teams
backed up by project expertise from the
London office. Opportunities to work on
historically famous London projects still
materialise, such as our retail work on the
award-winning and critically acclaimed
St Pancras International station at King’s
Cross which opened in 2007. But when
reviewing the majority of our present day
schemes can we really say that Chapman
Taylor’s original values still stand true? I still
believe that the answer is a resounding
‘Yes’. What our earlier London projects all
portray is an ability to design architecture
that provides a unique response to a
particular context. The outcomes were
successful, but this success was also
achieved through understanding the
commercial objectives of the client. It
is this challenge that Chapman Taylor
has successfully addressed as the
business has grown over the last 50
years, and we continue to rise to it.
With thanks to Chapman Taylor's former partners Nigel Woolner and Rodney Carran.
UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF HERITAGE AND THE ARTSNot all of the practice’s early London work encompassed new building design
and delivery. In 1988 London’s famous Pavilion, an internationally known listed
landmark in the heart of Piccadilly Circus, was reopened by the then Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher after an extensive refurbishment. Chapman Taylor led the
re-design and expansion of the Pavilion’s leisure facilities, as well as creating
a striking new level above the original pediments of the 1880s' building. The
original character of the building was brought to life through the addition of new
sculptures created by prominent artists of the day, an approach applied to other
schemes such as the Hotel Bristol on London’s Piccadilly where Dame Elizabeth
Frink, one of England’s greatest sculptors, provided her horse and rider statue
that still stands today opposite the famous Ritz Hotel. The use of art to enliven the
public realm is still a prominent theme in many Chapman Taylor schemes today.
SCULPTURE BY DAME ELIZABETH FRINKIM
AGE B
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WHAT OUR EARLIER LONDON PROJECTS ALL PORTRAY IS AN ABILITY TO DESIGN ARCHITECTURE THAT PROVIDES A UNIQUE RESPONSE TO A PARTICULAR CONTEXT. THE OUTCOMES WERE SUCCESSFUL, BUT THIS SUCCESS WAS ALSO ACHIEVED THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE COMMERCIAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CLIENT.
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The broad range of significant retail
projects currently on our drawing
board demonstrates that the
German retail property market is healthy
and dynamic. Clients have moved beyond
talking about the “threat” of online
shopping. There has been a realisation
that traditional European urban values,
with retail, food and leisure existing at
the core of the city alongside dense
housing and workplaces, still ring true. It’s
what consumers want. It is for this very
reason that planning authorities have
forced the focus of retail development
from the periphery back into inner cities.
All major German city centres are well
supplied with traditional shopping centres
and department stores but many of these
developments are no longer viable. In an
increasingly complex, dynamic world we
expect a lot of our built environment if
we are to be taken away from computer
and smartphone screens to do our
shopping. The widespread demise of
the multi-brand department store, dealt
a final blow by online shopping, has
been a key catalyst for many new retail
developments. Traditional shopping
centres on the other hand have realised
they must remain competitive through
extensive and clever refurbishments
of their existing space. The size and
location of such developments, often
just off or at one end of a pedestrianised
shopping street or main square, offer
great investment opportunities if
reimagined correctly. The recently
completed refurbishment of the iconic
Neumarkt Galerie in the centre of the city
of Cologne, is evidence of this trend. The
existing shopping centre, which was also
designed by Chapman Taylor in 1997,
received a revamped façade, entrances
and interior public spaces to allow the
scheme to respond to contemporary
customer and tenant requirements.
However, whilst the refurbishment
of existing city shopping centres
continues apace, opportunities to build
new shopping centre developments in
the larger cities are increasingly scarce.
ABOVE: ANDREW MACKAY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S DÜSSELDORF OFFICE
THE RETAIL MARKET IN GERMANY IS TRANSFORMING, AS TOWN AND CITY CENTRES ATTRACT BACK PRIME DEVELOPMENTS AND SHOPPERS. ANDREW MACKAY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN OUR DÜSSELDORF OFFICE, TAKES A CLOSER LOOK.
STADTGALERIE WEIDEN, GERMANY
RETURNING TO OUR
RETAIL ROOTS
DÖPPERSBERG REDEVELOPMENT, WUPPERTAL, GERMANY
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Developers are therefore being attracted
to the centres of small and medium-sized
towns and cities. Such urban centres
often serve larger rural catchment areas,
might have an element of tourism and
are keen not to lose local purchasing
power to neighbouring cities or online
stores. It is paramount for them to create
and maintain thriving town centres. A
case in point is our Stadtgalerie project
in Weiden, a substantial retail and leisure
scheme right at the heart of the town
centre. The scheme‘s design had to juggle
the requirement to redensify an area of
disused car parks alongside the need
to reconnect the main pedestrianised
shopping street with its historic urban
centre. Strong entrances are used to bring
new life to these existing urban spaces at
either end of the development, including
a distinctive glass lobby giving a dramatic
entrance that rises over the three levels
of the scheme to the cinema within.
Themes relating to local history
and culture were also prevalent in our
competition winning design for a 5-storey
fashion store and redevelopment
of Döppersberg in the centre of
Wuppertal, a mid-sized city in western
Germany. The scheme was designed
with an amorphous shape and slanting
external walls clad with brown-golden
perforated metal panels – a bold
reference to the rich history of the town
as a 19th century textiles hub. What is
also interesting about this scheme is
that it is backed by a foreign investor
client, a powerful demonstration of
just how attractive mid-sized German
towns and cities have become for
international investors and retailers.
A recent German survey published
in the newspaper Immobilienzeitung has
revealed that even in the main shopping
precincts, only 31% of people are there
specifically to shop. While it is convenient
to think of people as walking credit cards,
the fact is that their lives are complex,
still rooted in the European tradition of
shopping a little, but frequently, while
undertaking errands, socialising, eating
and drinking, or simply taking a stroll –
all part of the daily routine. All the time
we are multi-tasking, many of us with
smartphone in hand, linked to friends
through social media. There is reason
for much optimism if we as designers
can produce quality environments that
respond to this complex, multi-tasking
behaviour, respect local history and urban
fabric and acknowledge the online world.
So far, the German retail market
has successfully noted that there is
more to shopping than shopping.
THERE IS REASON FOR MUCH OPTIMISM IF WE AS DESIGNERS CAN PRODUCE QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS THAT RESPOND TO THIS COMPLEX, MULTI-TASKING BEHAVIOUR, RESPECT LOCAL HISTORY AND URBAN FABRIC AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONLINE WORLD.
Our refurbishment of the Neumarkt Galerie, Cologne, includes the retention of the 2001 sculpture ‘Dropped Cone’ by internationally renowned artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
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IN THIS RAPIDLY EVOLVING MARKET, THE ABILITY TO INNOVATE AND CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS REMAINS PARAMOUNT.
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OUR SHANGHAI DIRECTOR HUA LEI UNCOVERS THE SECRETS TO WORKING SUCCESSFULLY IN CHINA AND WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE COUNTRY'S COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE.
FORTUNE FAVOURS
THE EASTIn recent years, China has seen
fortuitous market conditions
for the commercial property
sector, in particular for large scale
commercial projects. Encouraged
by Chinese Government economic
policies, developers have fled from
the overheated residential market. The
result? Our business in Shanghai has
been increasing at an annual growth
rate of 20%, and we have seen a 33%
increase in staff numbers since 2012.
Perhaps we have been in the right
place at the right time, but clients have
favoured our international (and in particular,
European) design skills and expertise, and
our ability to mobilise it around the world
to produce commercially effective results.
Our most recent successful example of
this approach has been for Global Harbor
Shanghai, which opened to the public
in 2013. This 480,000m2 mixed-use
scheme’s unique European Classic style
has been pivotal in its success as a
memorable destination for shoppers and
helped it win a number of important retail
architecture and interior design awards.
Our Shanghai office collaborated with
Chapman Taylor’s London office from
the outset, designing a project that has
created a landmark destination for the city
of Shanghai. We are now busy designing
Global Harbor Changzhou, an even
larger sister development that extends
the Global Harbor ‘brand’ concept and
is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.
ABOVE: HUA LEI DIRECTOR IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S SHANGHAI OFFICE
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INTERNATIONAL HOTEL CHAINS ALONGSIDE LOCAL OPERATORS ARE INVENTING NEW BRANDS TO CATER FOR THE INCREASED AFFLUENCE OF CHINESE CUSTOMERS
We have also had proven success
in winning a number of major design
competitions. The past few years have
seen design competitions become
a growing opportunity for architects
in China to showcase their abilities
and win work. Our recent competition
design for the Dishui Lake International
Conference Centre in Shanghai once
again draws on the international expertise
in the company, creating a bold design
to respond to the mixed-use brief.
But rapid market growth in the
region has not come without its
challenges. A fast growing market
will make mistakes, especially in
producing well-informed design briefs.
Working with developers, we have
attached prime importance to upfront
market research, project positioning and
tenant mix reports when undertaking new
projects. This ensures that developments
have the correct positioning to meet
the current market and our architectural
GLOBAL HARBOR, SHANGHAI, CHINA
CRYSTAL CITY, HANGZHOU, CHINA
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proposals can respond accordingly. For
example, we recommended a business
consultant to join at the preliminary
planning stage of our Jingsheng
mixed-use development in Tianjin. Their
professional advice was crucial in ensuring
the efficiency of the planning and design
proposals and provided the developer
with the potential for a much more viable
and financially successful project.
So where does the future of the
commercial architecture market lie in
China? Like anywhere else in the world,
the growth of online shopping has had an
impact on shopping centres. The response
has been to increase the proportion of
food and beverage, leisure, entertainment
and children’s recreation facilities in
large commercial projects, to the extent
that they have become the main anchor
of many retail and mixed-use schemes.
Our collaboration with specialists in
the European entertainment sector has
helped us to take a lead in this area.
Currently we are working on a number of
masterplanning and architectural design
projects that have entertainment and
leisure at their core. Perhaps the most
significant is the Global 100 theme park
in the city of Haikou, on Hainan Island.
Opening in 2016, this 6,000 acre project
combines a very large theme park, hotel
and retail services together with extensive
facilities for movie studio activities
and residential communities. With a
total investment of 38bn yuan, Global
100 is a beacon of confidence for the
hospitality and leisure industry in China.
In addition, this confidence is also
apparent in the hotel development market,
where international hotel chains alongside
local operators are inventing new brands
to cater for the increased affluence of
Chinese customers. It is predicted that
China’s hotel market will be bigger than
that of the USA by 2020 (even with the
softening economy), with mid-scale and
boutique hotels seeing the largest growth.
It is therefore essential that our focus
in the Shanghai office continues to draw
on our extensive cross-sector expertise
within the Chapman Taylor international
network in order to keep pace with
client requirements. In this rapidly
evolving market, the ability to innovate
and consistently provide successful
architectural design solutions remains
paramount. We will never be ‘one step
ahead of China’, but we can certainly try.
CHAPMAN TAYLOR IN SHANGHAI
DISHUI LAKE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, LINGANG, SHANGHAI: COMPETITION DESIGNThis innovative mixed-use development combines
state of the art workplace, leisure and hospitality
facilities. The building’s form responds to its prominent
island location, where the city of Shanghai meets the
Dishui Lake. The distinctive linked, twin tower forms
and modular horizontal podium combine to create an
iconic centre piece to the new city development.
33% INCREASE IN STAFF
NUMBERS SINCE 2012
20% YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE
BY 2020 CHINA’S HOTEL MARKET IS SET TO BE BIGGER THAN THAT OF THE USA.
CHINA USED AS MUCH CEMENT BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013 AS THE USA DID IN THE WHOLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
CHINA: FAST FACTS
GLOBAL HARBOR, CHANGZHOU, CHINA
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IN PURSUIT OF BUSINESS & LEISUREHOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENTS ARE FLOURISHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA. CHAPMAN TAYLOR DIRECTOR JON GRANT DISCUSSES THIS TREND AND THE OUTLOOK FROM OUR OFFICE IN BANGKOK.
The hospitality sector is currently
experiencing a growth boom
throughout Southeast Asia. Many
hotel brands are repositioning, expanding
and acquiring land, whilst at the same
time creating new sub-brands to cater
for various locations. This may come as
a surprise to some, especially foreigners
who are already familiar with the region’s
established hotel and tourism trade.
According to recent research*,
international tourist arrivals to the region
have increased steadily over the last
twenty years, contracting only slightly and
briefly in the aftermath of three economic
downturns since the early 1990s.
But there are other factors outside
of just international tourism that are
LEFT: JON GRANT, DIRECTOR OF CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S BANGKOK OFFICE
VILLA DACHA, KOH SAMUI, THAILAND
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driving the growth. Of a number of
reasons that could be responsible,
perhaps the most significant could be the
growth of the middle classes across the
region. With this has come an increase
in spending power and the desire to
travel to more adventurous destinations,
both for holidays and for business.
We have seen clients respond to
these changes in a number of different
ways. There is an increasing requirement
for food and beverage, with function
facilities becoming the major focus for
many developments. This can create
the scope to potentially host lucrative
international events whilst at the same
time providing schemes with a point of
differentiation against competitors.
These facilities can also cater for
hosting large group tours (a growing
business) which requires larger waiting
areas – often segregated – and a
greater number of food and beverage
options to cater for varying tastes.
Conventional business centre facilities
within hotels have also transformed, with
demands for new technology and ‘quick
plugins’, as well as improved bi-lingual way
finding to cater for the increasing number
of international visitors. Another trend
we are seeing is for the greater provision
of VIP sports car parking – perhaps the
clearest indication of all that levels of
disposable income are on the rise!
Our Brighton Suites scheme in Pattaya, a
coastal city 2 ½ hours drive from Bangkok,
is a classic example of the above. The
hotel’s target markets are group tours
and the international business traveller,
which dictated the overall planning of the
BRIGHTON SUITES, PATTAYA, THAILANDThe interior design is inspired by the theme of ‘ocean
breeze’, applying unique materials such as natural rattan
wall panels and coral stone used on the reception
counter, printed wallpapers that will differ from room to
room and continuous organic forms and patterns that
flow from space to space. The overall objective is to
create an airy cool interior that will provide a soothing
experience for guests. The design was conceived in
collaboration with our London office interiors team.
BRIGHTON SUITES, PATTAYA, THAILAND
I PREDICT THAT WE WILL INCREASINGLY BE ASKED TO LOOK AT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS WHERE BOTH RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES ARE REQUIRED
BRIGHTON SUITES, PATTAYA, THAILAND
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development. Scheduled to open in
2016, the 3-star, 450 room hotel will
be at the core of an overall mixed-
use scheme that also includes a retail
development and significant function hall
facilities. It is typical of the type of larger
scale development we are increasingly
becoming involved with. Once open, it is
expected that more than 2,000 people
per day will pass through the complex.
On the other hand, another of our
large scale hospitality schemes, Villa
Dacha on the island of Koh Samui – one
of the most popular tourist destinations in
Thailand - is pitched for a more select and
upmarket clientele. Set over 19,000m2 of
hillside land with sea views, the scheme
has been designed to create a tropical
but modern escape. The project consists
of private 2–3 bed villas, pavilions,
restaurants, a clubhouse, outdoor cinema,
gym, Thai boxing ring, luxury spa and
a large 30m long infinity pool which
maximises the stunning sea views.
Major hotel brands are also
diversifying by creating sub-brands
and business streams to corner new
markets with disposable income.
VILLA DACHA, KOH SAMUI, THAILANDThe challenge was to work around the existing tropical landscape and ensure each building was positioned to cause minimum
impact to its surroundings. Traditional Thai architectural details (that hide modern interiors) and locally sourced materials were
used to complete the design.
UNWTO (UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION) PREDICTS 123 MILLION INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS INTO SOUTHEAST ASIA BY 2020 AND 187 MILLION BY 2030.
BETWEEN 1991 AND 2011, THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA INCREASED BY NEARLY 300%.
SOUTHEAST ASIA: FAST FACTS
*Tigermine Research, Growth Forecasts for Southeast Asian Travel and Tourism (2012 – 2015)
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The Mandarin Oriental Group has recently
developed its retail store concept to
take into major shopping centres. In 2014
our office completed two such stores in
the Gaysorn and Paragon retail centres
in Bangkok, where the brief was to
improve and raise the standard of the
existing store concept in preparation
for a wider rollout across the region.
The trend for small scale hospitality
and food and beverage schemes could be
set to grow. As for larger scale schemes,
I predict that we will increasingly be
asked to look at retail-led mixed-use
developments, where both retail and
hospitality services and facilities are
required. Our current workload in the
Bangkok office consists of 40% hospitality,
30% retail, 15% food and beverage and
15% residential. It will be interesting to
track how the changing economic picture
across Southeast Asia will affect our
statistics, and how the region continues
to compete with South America and other
international growth markets in the quest
to attract both the local and global traveller,
whether it be for business or leisure.
MANDARIN ORIENTAL STORES, BANGKOK, THAILANDA new retail concept from the Mandarin Oriental Group.
Two Mandarin Oriental retail stores, of 75m2 & 180m2
respectively, have been created in the Bangkok Gaysorn
and Paragon shopping developments. Both stores
are mixed retail and food and beverage outlets. The
design was inspired by the Authors' Wing and colonial
architectural detail of the original Oriental Hotel in Bangkok
MAJOR HOTEL BRANDS ARE DIVERSIFYING AND CREATING SUB-BRANDS AND BUSINESS STREAMS TO CORNER NEW MARKETS WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME
MANDARIN ORIENTAL STORES, BANGKOK, THAILAND
MANDARIN ORIENTAL STORES, BANGKOK, THAILAND
POMELO, BANGKOK, THAILAND
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CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE OF THE RUSSIAN MARKET HAS ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING OUR SUCCESS IN RUSSIA’S NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.
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RIDING HIGH IN RUSSIA AND BEYOND
RIGHT: RAM KHATIWADA, DIRECTOR IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S MOSCOW OFFICE
DIRECTOR RAM KHATIWADA DISCUSSES HOW CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S UNIQUE BUSINESS APPROACH HAS ENABLED THE PRACTICE TO BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER IN RUSSIA AND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE REGION.
Since opening its door to the world
and adopting a democratic system
in 1991, Russia has become a
land of opportunity for investors, service
providers and entrepreneurs from all over
the world. With a construction market
valued at £164bn, the country is set for a
large volume of new building schemes
which require experience and expertise
from more developed countries.
Chapman Taylor’s world-wide
experience as commercial architects
and masterplanners has made us
an obvious choice for many Russian
developers in realising their ambitious
mega projects. We have been involved
in masterplans, mixed-use developments,
retail and entertainment projects
across Russia since the late 1990s.
Initially operating from our head office
in London we finally opened our Moscow
branch in 2007. Today our office in the
heart of Moscow is strong and steadily
growing, with 20 architects and designers
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working highly successfully on a wide
variety of large scale and high profile
commercial projects all over Russia.
The Russian market is truly unique –
being the largest country on earth, it offers
a vast variety of cultures, climates and
people. Each region within the country
differs significantly. The environment can
be highly challenging and it generally
takes a very long time to deliver projects
due to the country’s complex and
meticulous approval procedures and
high degree of bureaucracy. Despite
these challenges, Chapman Taylor has
already been successful in delivering a
number of highly commended projects
such as Galeria, a development in
the historic quarter of St Petersburg
and Europolis, a flagship project
which opened in October 2014.
We believe our success lies with
our unique approach to each project.
Utilising the experience of the Moscow
office, with its carefully trained architects
and designers, each scheme is led by
a London-based director with many
years of Russian experience and deep
understanding of the local culture.
This is supported by a team of highly
experienced specialists in the London
office who work very closely with the
Russian team from day one, to mastermind
a unique product that is not only cutting
edge in design, but also extremely
responsive to the particular requirements
of our Russian market. Upcoming projects
include those currently on the drawing
board to those already on site, such as
Galactica Park, a truly mixed-use site
across 1 million m2 which will contain
OUR LONDON AND MOSCOW OFFICES ARE NOW FOCUSED ON DELIVERING THE MEGA PLAZA, THE MOST AMBITIOUS RETAIL, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL CENTRE IN ASTANA, WHICH WILL ACT AS THE GATEWAY TO THE WORLD EXPO 2017
SKOLKOVO TRANSPORTATION HUB, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
ZUENIGORODSKOE SHAOSSE, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
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Universal Studio’s theme park in Moscow.
Other projects in the Moscow
region include the development of a
sophisticated high profile retail centre
in Preobrazhenskaya Ploshad, the
Skolkovo Transportation Hub, Smolensky
Passage 2, the Akkord residential
masterplan and the Nagatino Regions
Park - a theme park with riverside
leisure, retail and concert hall facilities.
Beyond Moscow, the Dreamworks’
theme park in St. Petersburg, Europa
1 and 2 in Kursk, and the Aquapark &
Shopping Centre in Nizhny Novgorod,
are only a few examples from our
long list of current projects.
Chapman Taylor’s significant
experience of the Russian market has also
played a key role in ensuring our success
in Russia’s neighbouring countries, which
share a similar culture and use of the
Russian language. Most notable for us has
been Kazakhstan, a young democratic
country with a vast territory and wealth
of natural resources and one of the most
ambitious nations in Central Asia. The
creation of its new capital Astana with
its modern masterplan, the President’s
goal to rank the country as one of the
top 30 in the world by 2050, and the
organising of the World Expo 2017 in
Astana, represent the determination
and ambition of the nation to emerge
as a strong and powerful country.
Our first shopping centre in the
central boulevard of Astana is already
a major success. In 2013 we delivered
Mega 2, the second phase of the Mega
Centre, the most popular shopping
destination in Almaty. As a result, our
London and Moscow offices are now
focused on delivering Mega Plaza, the
most ambitious retail, entertainment
and cultural centre in Astana which
will act as the gateway to Expo 2017.
With our long track record of
success in delivering highly ambitious
projects and the unique combination
of our Moscow office working hand-in-
hand with our experienced international
team, we believe Chapman Taylor
is in a truly unique position to help
realise the aspirations of our clients
in Russia and other CIS countries.
MEGA PLAZA, ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN
5.7%THE VALUE OF RUSSIA’S
CONSTRUCTION MARKET IS £164BN, DUE TO ALMOST
DOUBLE TO £327BN BY 2025
(Source: Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics)
RUSSIAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE PREDICTED TO GROW 5.7% A YEAR UP TO
2025. (2013 FIGURES)
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PRINCESSHAY, EXETER, UK
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BRINGING SUSTAINABILITYCLOSER TO HOME
You can’t lift up a newspaper these
days without coming across at least
one story discussing the state of
the UK’s housing. There’s no doubt that
times are looking brighter for the housing
industry, as we slowly climb ourselves
out of recession. Economic signs are
encouraging. The 2014 UK Budget
outlined the Government’s plans to build
an additional 200,000 homes as well as
the development of 21st century Garden
Cities for such homes to be rooted within.
To top it all, the argument continues to
rage on between the residential tower
developers and those who favour a more
mid-rise solution, an argument given high
profile through the recent comments by
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
But such headlines can’t be allowed
to disguise the key issues within the
deeper housing debate. For example,
the future is still unclear as to the UK
Government’s continuing subsidies to
support affordable housing beyond 2015.
Without this commitment, developers
and Registered Social Landlords will
be less keen to invest in this important
area. There’s a growing awareness that
affordable housing is fundamental to the
economic infrastructure of healthy cities
and towns. If you don’t have good housing
stock for a range of demographics, then
you drive down the economy of an
area. Other methods must be found to
cross-subsidise the affordable offer if
current government subsidies are to desist.
Government policy and investment
also has a critical part to play in the
delivery of the necessary infrastructure
required to support such housing
THE NEED FOR MORE AND BETTER HOMES OF ALL TENURES IS UNDENIABLE, AS IS THE CASE TO CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCE THE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM. STUART CARR, CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL, EXPLORES CURRENT HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING TRENDS.
RIGHT: STUART CARR, CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL
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growth. Many European countries have
trailblazed in this area, as well as the
overall promotion of good housing design.
It is to the Swedish and Dutch that the
UK must look to for their pioneering
approaches to government housing
policy as well as good neighbourhood
and community design. Whereas it is the
Austrians and Germans who have set the
standard for low-cost, low-carbon housing
systems over the past few decades. Surely
it is time for the UK to step up its game?
At Chapman Taylor, we have been
acutely aware of these various debates
and issues and have positioned ourselves
to respond accordingly, particularly with
regard to client concerns and viewpoints.
A number of our Directors and staff have
been involved in numerous forms of
private and affordable UK and International
housing projects. Significant projects such
as the publicly funded development of
highly sustainable prototype housing for
Glasgow have developed our expertise
and reputation. We have also been ahead
of the game in the debate surrounding the
development of housing for our ageing
population. A recent issue of the 2012
HAPPI report focussed precisely on this
issue, highlighting the common features
of the most successful designs. But most
of the features it highlighted – such as
the use of space and flexibility, future
adaptability and ‘care-ready’ design,
sustainable issues and Homezone
design principles - we in fact addressed
over a decade beforehand in my design
for a care village and mixed tenure
housing in St. Andrews. This was the first
Homezone project to be built in Scotland,
and was recognised accordingly by
the Scottish Housing Design Awards.
Further afield, we have seen demand
for our residential services increase in
the Asian market, presenting a different
set of challenges. Often, good residential
design is a key component within much
larger, mixed-use masterplanning projects
THERE’S A GROWING AWARENESS THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF HEALTHY CITIES AND TOWNS. IF YOU DON’T HAVE GOOD HOUSING STOCK FOR A RANGE OF DEMOGRAPHICS, THEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ECONOMY OF AN AREA.
LOUYANG JIUZHOU PLAZA, ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
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alongside retail and leisure components.
In Louyang, China, we provided
designs for a 570,000m2 residential
offer as part of our overall 1,620,000m2
masterplan for the development.
Keeping ahead of the game in housing
design has been a steep challenge for
us, but no less important have been
our efforts to address the advances
in environmental and sustainable
technologies. The two areas do, after
all, go hand in hand in the development
of good residential architecture. We all
know that in this day and age the issue
of sustainability, particularly within the
architectural industry, should be ignored
at one’s peril! Our in-house ‘Creatively
Conscious’ sustainability group actively
seeks to promote and develop our
staff’s knowledge and expertise in this
area. The Group ensures the latest
developments are discussed and shared
amongst staff where appropriate. After
all, the technologies to watch out for in
the future are quite exciting. What about
electrochromatic glazing which reacts
to sunlight by darkening or lightening
automatically to reduce the need for
expensive heating or cooling systems?
Can we make it cheap enough to install
as a standard item in the 3 million houses
which need to be built according to UK
Government figures? And what about
green facades? The research undertaken
into the development of algae as an
influencer of heat loss and heat absorption
is a fascinating trend to monitor.
At Chapman Taylor we believe we
have our finger firmly on the pulse and
we are constantly looking for innovative
ways of doing things. Over the coming
months we hope to bring forward
further initiatives which we believe will
capture the imagination of our clients
and others who would like to work with
us. We are commercially aware and
this helps us to serve our clients well
as we believe that innovation can lead
to reduced costs. Above all we seek to
ensure that the aspirations of our clients
are fully achieved and exceeded where
possible. Housing is a serious business
but the job satisfaction gleaned from
providing good quality sustainable
homes for all people is very rewarding.
IT IS THE AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS WHO HAVE SET THE STANDARD FOR LOW-COST, LOW-CARBON HOUSING SYSTEMS OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES. SURELY IT IS TIME FOR THE UK TO STEP UP ITS GAME?
MLINOVI RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, ZAGREB, CROATIA
NAMESTI KARLA IV, MELNÍK, CZECH REPUBLIC
ADMIRALTY BASIN, TALLINN, ESTONIA
THE UK NEEDS TO BUILD
240,000 HOUSES EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS
ON AVERAGE NEW-BUILD HOUSES IN THE UK ARE THE SMALLEST IN EUROPE
RESIDENCES EMIT 17% OF ALL CO2 IN THE UK (2013)
17%
MLINOVI RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, ZAGREB, CROATIA
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HEATHROW AIRPORT T5, LONDON, UK
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PLANES, TRAINS &ECONOMIC GAINS
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WHAT ARE THE KEY CHALLENGES THAT CURRENTLY IMPACT ON GOOD TRANSPORTATION DESIGN?
Changing populations, national and
international trade and personal mobility
are all putting pressure on transport
infrastructure. We increasingly need
to look to optimise the use of existing
infrastructure, to reduce environmental
impact and provide income as
well as a return on investment.
Transport interchanges are also having
to become more multi-modal, dynamic,
commercially active environments of
customer interaction and leisure. The
edges between the operational and
commercial areas are being blurred for
the benefit of the passenger, operator and
the surrounding neighbourhood. From a
design perspective, this requires a more
integrated approach to developments.
And then of course there is
the impact of technology…
AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, AS PASSENGERS AND CUSTOMERS, HOW ARE WE CREATING NEW CHALLENGES FOR DESIGNERS?Travellers may now choose to arrive at
their travel departure point much earlier
than before, choosing to eat, drink, relax,
work or meet with friends in a way they
never used to before. Developments
in technology have aided these trends,
as smartphones and mobile devices
become part of our everyday lives. In
areas such as airside departure zones or
station concourses, people are behaving
differently in these spaces, with changing
dwell times and seat utilisation often
influenced by factors such as a person’s
search for a free WiFi signal. The concept
of a transportation hub as an area for
leisure and entertainment is now at the
forefront of development planning.
SO WHAT LEISURE EXPERIENCE CAN PASSENGERS INCREASINGLY EXPECT IN OUR STATIONS AND AIRPORTS?The optimum blend of retail, food and
beverage options is now more important
than ever in becoming part of the leisure
experience passengers can enjoy.
The Queen’s Terminal (Terminal 2) at
Heathrow has the world’s first personal
shopping lounge at an airport and a
dedicated, bespoke-designed luxury
RIGHT: PETER FARMER DIRECTOR IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S LONDON OFFICE
HIGH PROFILE DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS HEATHROW’S TERMINAL 2 AND CROSSRAIL IN LONDON HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A NEW WAVE
OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR TRAVELLERS. PETER FARMER, DIRECTOR OF OUR TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS, ADDRESSES THE KEY QUESTIONS AND WIDER CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED.
HEATHROW AIRPORT T2 LUXURY RETAIL, LONDON, UK
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shopping area, which was designed by
Chapman Taylor. Our retail projects at
King’s Cross and St. Pancras stations
again responded to these key trends.
Non-travelling customers are
also a key customer segment for UK
station operators, who have noticed an
increase in the use of facilities by this
group which now accounts for 20%+ of
commercial income at key interchanges.
WHAT ABOUT THE WIDER CONSIDERATIONS YOU HAVE MENTIONED REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT ON IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOODS?Transport has always been a catalyst for
development. Commerce, governments
and society as a whole are realising
increasingly the social, economic and
environmental benefits of the integration
of transport and mixed-use developments.
This influence tends to ripple out up to a
15-minute walk, or 1.5km, of a particular
Transport Orientated Development (TOD).
A TOD will have a core area that
includes a mixture of land uses oriented to
transit services and facilities, with physical
and visual amenities that encourage
transit usage. The mixture of land uses
includes retail, leisure, entertainment and
hotel amenities, employment centres,
upper-story offices and residential. TODs
will tend to increase property values by
5 – 15% in this vicinity. A recent report by
estate agent Knight Frank (Action Stations;
the impact of Crossrail on residential
property in central London, 2013) states
that average property prices within a
10-minute walk of the stations on the
new Crossrail development in London
have already risen by 30% since 2008.
SO 'TODS' ARE A WIN-WIN SOLUTION FOR EVERYONE?It’s not necessarily as straightforward
as that. Chapman Taylor is currently
supporting a study by CSIC (Cambridge
Centre for Smart Infrastructure and
Construction) which explores the
social and economic ripple effects of
transport hub developments and seeks
to create development guidelines and
policy suggestions. Initial studies have
examined the impact of key central
London developments such as at
Kings’ Cross and London Bridge as
well as the influence of Crossrail.
These issues must be linked to
overall debates surrounding the impact
of increased transport services on
communities and the environment.
The proposed UK High Speed 2 (HS2)
rail link from London to Birmingham,
and the arguments for and against
the development of a new runway at
one of London’s major airports (and
the further infrastructure that these
projects in turn will demand) illustrate
the opposing viewpoints and pressures
that planners, authorities and many
governments all over the world can
face in the delivery of appropriate
transportation solutions for the future.
TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES ARE ALSO HAVING TO BECOME MORE MULTI-MODAL, DYNAMIC, COMMERCIALLY ACTIVE PLACES OF INTERACTION AND LEISURE.
ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL, LONDON, UK
AVERAGE PROPERTY PRICES WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK OF STATIONS ON THE NEW CROSSRAIL DEVELOPMENT IN LONDON HAVE ALREADY RISEN BY 30% SINCE 2008. (Knight Frank)
30%
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE LIVING, WORKING AND STUDYING AT KING’S CROSS CENTRAL BY 2016 (CSIC)
30,000THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF A TRANSPORT ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) CAN RIPPLE OUT UP TO 1.5 KILOMETRES OR A 15-MINUTE WALK
NON-TRAVELLING CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT FOR 20%+ OF COMMERCIAL INCOME AT KEY INTERCHANGES
KING'S CROSS STATION, LONDON, UK
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TALKING ABOUT OUR REGENERATION
THREE YEARS AFTER IT OPENED, HAS MEDIACITYUK IN MANCHESTER BEEN A SUCCESS? DEFINITELY, ARGUES BOARD DIRECTOR TIM PARTINGTON, WHO LED CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHASE 1 MASTERPLAN AND BUILDINGS.
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Our client The Peel Group’s vision
to create a world-leading digital
creative city was conceived in
late 2004 when the BBC announced it
was searching for a new location in the
north-west to relocate five London-based
departments. Peel recognised that
this could provide a catalyst for the
development of a creative media hub that
would play a major role in the regeneration
of a 15-hectare waterfront site in the heart
of Salford Quays. The proposed media
hub would bring a much needed focus
and significant investment to benefit
both the local and wider communities
of Salford and Manchester whilst also
providing significant environmental
improvements to an underutilised site
on the waterside of Manchester Ship
Canal. Ten years after the initial seed of
an idea and two years since the official
opening by HRH Queen Elizabeth II, this
new hub is MediaCityUK, Manchester.
In June 2006, the BBC confirmed
that it had chosen The Peel Group’s
proposed scheme as the location for
its new northern broadcast hub. It is
testament to Peel’s vision and commitment
that they immediately engaged their
design team and contractor to ensure
Phase 1 of the development would be
realised within the required timescales
to accommodate the BBC’s relocation.
Chapman Taylor was privileged to
be offered the role of overall Lead and
Coordinating Architect and Contract
Administrator for Phase 1 of the
development. Included in this role was
the development of the design for the
three BBC buildings, the new Metrolink
tram interchange, two residential towers,
the onsite energy centre, a multi-storey
car park, project management of the
TV studios’ technical fit-out and the
co-ordination of the public realm.
Chapman Taylor’s Manchester office
is proud to have contributed so profoundly
to the creation of what is considered now
as the “second largest creative and digital
hub in Europe”, according to MediaCityUK
Managing Director Stephen Wild.
But the ambition for such a prominent,
mixed-use scheme was always to benefit
its immediate communities and the
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wider Manchester area. Developers and
local authorities are evolving the vision
for our towns and cities, conceiving
schemes which offer more potential
for growth; socially, commercially,
sustainably and economically.
So how does MediaCityUK stand
up to this wider vision? Examining its
sustainable transport methods is a
good place to start. A prerequisite for
MediaCityUK was the extension of
Manchester’s Metrolink tram network to
provide a new interchange stop within the
public piazza. This facilitates important
connections with the city’s wider primary
rail networks and Manchester Airport.
A new pedestrian swing bridge across
the Manchester Ship Canal together with
the regeneration of the canal waterside
completes a circular network of footpaths
that link MediaCityUK with the Imperial
War Museum North and Lowry Arts Centre.
In addition, a new link road from the M62
has been provided to help relieve the
congested road network and facilitate
easy vehicular access to MediaCityUK.
Chapman Taylor is currently working
on the design of a new Cycle Hub to be
located at the centre of MediaCityUK as
part of a joint venture facility provided by
Transport for Greater Manchester and Peel
Media. This will provide secure parking,
shower and changing facilities for the
rapidly increasing number of cyclists who
travel to work or visit the media hub.
These all seek to connect MediaCityUK
to other parts of the city of Manchester,
thus furthering its attractiveness to
investors, visitors and employees alike.
Developing a sense of ‘cultural
sustainability’ is also of prime importance.
In its first three years MediaCityUK has
built a sense of culture and place that is
the envy of many new-build schemes
undertaken in recent years. This is of
course aided by its raison d’etre as a
creative hub, attracting like-minded,
media and arts focussed businesses
and complementary leisure facilities.
Following the successful relocation
of the BBC the scheme has also become
the new home of ITV in the north-west
LEFT: TIM PARTINGTON BOARD DIRECTOR BASED IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S MANCHESTER OFFICE
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(including a new production centre for
flagship programme Coronation Street),
the University of Salford’s Media Faculty
and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. In
addition, Satellite Information Services
(SIS), a major world player in the broadcast
sector, has moved its London-based
production and engineering staff to
MediaCityUK. The major corporates are
supplemented by more than 200 smaller
creative, digital and tech businesses
housed in The Greenhouse, The Pie
Factory and The Landing buildings.
But of equal importance to the
work environment, the scheme has
also become a place where people
actively want to live, learn, visit, and
relax. According to The Times newspaper,
MediaCityUK is responsible for the
area being voted one of the best towns
to live in the UK if you are single.
Sited above two of the BBC buildings
are a pair of residential towers providing
378 residential apartments, all designed
by Chapman Taylor. An indication of the
impact of MediaCityUK is that, according to
The Guardian newspaper, property values
in Salford have risen faster than in any
other town in Britain since the start of 2014.
Evidence of the scheme’s success
continues to grow. Current figures
estimate that MediaCityUK is already
contributing more than £200 million
a year to the region’s economy. If we
are measuring success by economics
then it is clear that the development is
transforming the economic prosperity of
Salford and the City-region of Manchester.
In conclusion, it is apparent that the
regenerative impact of MediaCityUK is
beginning to transform the wider areas
encompassing Salford, Trafford and
Manchester. It is enabling Manchester’s
waterfront to evolve from the proud
heritage of its industrial past to a fast-
growing media capital of the future.
And with plans for further development
very much in the pipeline, Chapman
Taylor is continuing to work on the
next phase of MediaCityUK with their
latest design for a mixed-use creative
office and hotel building having just
been granted planning consent, and
construction due to start in early 2015.
The MediaCityUK success story
will continue to grow.
CHAPMAN TAYLOR IS PROUD TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO PROFOUNDLY IN THE CREATION OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED NOW AS THE “SECOND LARGEST CREATIVE AND DIGITAL HUB IN EUROPE”, ACCORDING TO MEDIACITYUK MANAGING DIRECTOR STEPHEN WILD.
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If anyone out there can accurately
predict the direction of future retail
trends, they are a better person
than me. What we do know is that there
has been phenomenal change in the
methods customers use to purchase
goods, most of which we would not have
predicted. We must expect this shopping
evolution to continue at a rapid pace.
The rise of online retailing and the role
of social media has, and will continue to
change forever the way we shop. Effective
retail environments have embraced this
change and now communicate with the
customer whilst they shop, as well as
facilitate this exchange. For example,
shopping via a mobile device can now
be made easier through the provision of
ample space and seating for people to
“hang out” and search for their required
purchases. Other internet-enabled
shopping trends, such as ‘click and collect’
are also impacting shopping centre design
through the requirement to embed the
collection service in the centre itself.
But providing facilities that support
online and social media interaction by
customers is only part of the story. What
Centres must increasingly possess is a
sense of place that the customer can
relate to. We cannot underestimate the
importance of creating a development
that the customer feels “at one” with. The
big “wow” factor created from abstract
architecture has initial impact when a
new Centre is opened, but rarely stands
the test of time, with the end result
that the development needs constant
refreshment throughout its life to try
and maintain customer loyalty. Future
developments must have an environment
that instead delivers design longevity,
KEEPING RETAILRELEVANTSOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE SHOPPING NEED TO KNOW THEIR PLACE, AND GOOD RETAIL ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN, ARGUES ADRIAN GRIFFITHS, BOARD DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF OUR UK FEASIBILITY TEAM.
ABOVE: ADRIAN GRIFFITHS BOARD DIRECTOR BASED IN CHAPMAN TAYLOR'S LONDON OFFICE
THE RETAIL REVOLUTION: EVOLVING TOWARDS A SENSE OF PLACE
THE AMERICAN MODEL REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTRES OUT-OF-TOWN CENTRES
1980s: The UK undergoes a retail
construction boom. Regional shopping
centres take customers from city centres.
1990s: The popularity of large-scale, out-
of-town shopping centres continues, with
car-centric transport links.
1960s & 1970s: The American
shopping centre model arrives in the
UK and all over Europe.
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allowing the centre to constantly build its
brand rather than continually changing
it. This in turn allows the customer
to build familiarity with the Centre
and its brand, rather than becoming
confused by its changing make-overs.
Using a variety of architectural styles
that build on local character can also
further embed the development within
the community. This can be particularly
important where new developments
are created in the centre of older,
often historic cities. Our Trinity Leeds
scheme is a successful 21st century
interpretation of the city’s Victorian
arcades, bang at the heart of the city.
But creating a sense of place is
not only the preserve of the single-use
shopping centre. Increasingly, designers
have to look at wider masterplanning
issues and multiple uses, creating
retail-led, mixed-use schemes that
incorporate residential, workplace, leisure
and entertainment requirements. Whilst
these other elements may well give
reasons to attract people to an area, retail
is often seen as the prime economic
and regeneration driver. The retail offer
must therefore still deliver more than
just the shopping essentials, as well
as paying appropriate consideration
to the wider services that are being
designed around it. Once again, creating
and responding to a sense of place
is paramount, whether there is an
existing historic context to it or not.
The role of entertainment and ‘theatre’
within the customer retail experience must
also be considered seriously within the
design process. The schemes of tomorrow
must be able to cater for the likes of
major fashion shows, pop-up retail units
and televised events which constantly
refresh the shopping environment. The
Westfield development in west London
has even hosted major Hollywood
film premieres, attracting crowds of
thousands to watch these events.
With retailers building fewer shops
and becoming increasingly selective
about where they are located, there
is now a greater emphasis on iconic,
flagship stores. Good retail architecture
must accommodate this and understand
that increasingly for retailers it is about
providing experiences for customers,
rather than providing products for
purchase. Online offers consumers the
chance to buy a product at any time. A
physical store on the other hand offers
experiences and moments to ‘fall in
love’ with a brand. For many retailers,
shopping has become less about
purchase and distribution and more
about creating experiences. No one
has perhaps understood this more than
Apple. Why do people queue up and
even camp outside an Apple store for
the latest iPhone launch? They could
just buy it online… but they don’t.
Finally, the turnkey ingredient
for future shopping developments is
the increased provision of food and
beverage outlets as part of the overall
leisure offer. You can’t eat on the internet.
Society’s approach to eating out has
transformed dramatically over the last
15 years and at long last, restaurateurs
are prepared to pay a competitive rent
to secure their position within a centre.
In conclusion, our challenge is to
design an experience where the customer
can shop however they want, eat and
be entertained in an environment they
choose and with all of these activities
contained within a destination that has a
sense of place that seamlessly fits with
its locality and community. At the end
of the day, people still value the ability
to socialise and shop in the real world –
and this is what the centres of tomorrow
must facilitate. Life is to be enjoyed!
THE SCHEMES OF TOMORROW MUST BE ABLE TO CATER FOR THE LIKES OF MAJOR FASHION SHOWS, POP‑UP RETAIL UNITS AND TELEVISED EVENTS WHICH CONSTANTLY REFRESH THE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT.
CITY CENTRE REGENERATION INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTS THE FUTURE OF RETAIL
2000s: City centre regeneration takes
off, driven by schemes combining
retail with a mix of other uses.
2010s: As the internet changes shopping
habits, city centre retail environments
become fully integrated developments.
2020s: Retail architecture that evolves
with the times, embracing interactivity
and providing a range of services.
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FEATURESGLOBAL HARBOR, CHINA Majestic, mixed-use masterpiece totalling 480,000m2.
TRINITY LEEDS, UK Landmark regeneration catalyst, entertainment, retail and leisure destination.
T2A, HEATHROW, UK Luxury retail within industry-leading airport shopping offer.
FLOREASCA PARK, ROMANIA Award-winning, sustainable workplace scheme attracting class 'A' tenants.
POMELO, THAILAND Craftsmen-inspired design for contemporary island restaurant concept.
THE INDIAN MUSEUM, INDIA Refurbishment to future-proof India’s largest museum, founded in 1814.
MEGA 2, KAZAKHSTAN Completion of a powerful retail hub in the country’s main commercial city.
EUROPOLIS, RUSSIA Corporate identity design inspired by the best of Europe.
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MIXED USE | RETAIL | LEISURE | WORKPLACE | RESIDENTIAL | HOSPITALITY
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AT 480,000M2 THE PROJECT IS THE LARGEST BUILT MIXED-USE SCHEME THAT CHAPMAN TAYLOR HAS EVER DESIGNED
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IN ADDITION TO ITS STRIKING SIZE, THE INTERIOR ADOPTS AN OPULENT EUROPEAN CLASSIC DESIGN THAT HAS CREATED A DISTINCTIVE DESTINATION FOR VISITORS AND SHOPPERS.
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July 5th 2013 saw the opening of one
of the most significant and high profile
global retail destinations to be built in
recent times. Global Harbor Shanghai is a
480,000m2 commercial complex located
at an important transportation hub in
the central area of the Putuo District in
Shanghai. Its substantial size, incorporating
a 320,000m2 shopping centre and two
245-metre high office, hotel and apartment
towers above a 6-storey podium, is
the largest completed mixed-use
project that Chapman Taylor has ever
designed, and one of the largest urban
shopping centres in the whole of Asia.
In addition to its striking size, the
interior adopts an opulent European
Classic design that has created a
distinctive destination for visitors and
shoppers. The interior design features
GLOBAL HARBORSHANGHAI, CHINA
MIXED USE | RETAIL | LEISURE | WORKPLACE | RESIDENTIAL | HOSPITALITY
AWARD-WINNING2014 Asia Pacific Property Awards:
Best Retail Architecture China
Best Retail Architecture Asia Pacific
Best Retail Interior China (Highly Commended)
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3 dramatic atrium spaces – Sun Plaza,
Central Plaza and Garden Court that
adopt a mixture of Italian Renaissance
and romantic interior design styles. Sun
Plaza at the south end of the scheme
adopts the style of ancient Greece
and Rome, Central Plaza in the middle
adopts the classic and romantic styles
of Venice and Garden Court combines
natural plant patterning with Renaissance
and Victorian styles. Corinthian columns,
statuary and 1,200m2 of painted
frescoes are also an important feature.
The exterior is designed in a grand
style using columns, cornices, pilasters
and porticos to define a very strong stone
clad urban character. The project has
given the city two very large new urban
squares to the north and south of the
development which have become vibrant
meeting and activity places for Putuo.
20% of the scheme has been
dedicated to major public art and cultural
exhibits as well as tourism, entertainment
and cultural heritage protection. It
is Shanghai’s first retail complex to
dedicate such a significant proportion
of space to these requirements.
The quality of the design has
been fundamental to the success
of the scheme’s leasing. At the time
of opening, 400 brands had leased
units – a testament to the successful
combination of unique design and the
correct proportion of public space and
shops to meet commercial requirements.
A LANDMARK PROJECT
• 480,000m2 project – the largest built mixed-use scheme
Chapman Taylor has ever designed
• One of the largest urban shopping centres in Asia
• 400 brands have leased units
• 1,200m2 of frescoes decorating the interior
• 20% of space dedicated to public art and cultural displays
• Shanghai’s first large scale commercial scheme to
incorporate a major cultural heritage component within a
shopping complex
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TRINITYLEEDS, UK
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TRINITYLEEDS, UK
AWARD-WINNINGUK Property Awards 2014Mixed-Use Architecture: Highly Commended
RLI Awards 2014Best International Shopping Centre
RLI Awards 2014Best Hospitality (Trinity Kitchen)
ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards 2014Best New Development: Large Scheme
Variety Property Awards 2014Best Development of the Year
Oracle Retail Week Awards 2014Best Retail Destination of the Year
BCSC Awards 2013New Centre Gold Award
Yorkshire Property Awards 2013Best Commercial Development
West Yorkshire Building Excellence Awards 2013Best Commercial Development
Yorkshire Property Industry Awards 2013Development of the Year
MAPIC Awards 2013Best Retail Real Estate Development in City Centre
The Structural Awards 2013Commercial or Retail Structure Award (Commendation)
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Opened in March 2013, Trinity Leeds
is an 817,000ft2 shopping and leisure
destination situated in the heart of the
city of Leeds, in the North of England.
The scheme, in a prime city centre site,
unites three of Leeds’ busiest shopping
thoroughfares around a new central
space and includes the refurbishment
of an existing shopping centre.
Chapman Taylor created a new
design that completely modernised and
integrated these shopping districts into
an all year round late night venue for
fashion, food and film. It is a naturally
ventilated scheme composed of buildings
linked by a series of open air arcaded
streets and public spaces above which,
self-supporting glazed grid-shell roofs
rise 30.5 metres above street level. The
design, although contemporary, echoes
the character of the original Victorian
streetscape and respects the adjacent
18th century Holy Trinity Church. The
scheme consists of two parts: Trinity East,
a new-build development on the site of
the former Trinity and Burton Arcades,
and Trinity West, the redeveloped
former Leeds Shopping Plaza.
In addition to creating a modern shopping
experience, almost 25% of the total
number of units have been dedicated to
food and leisure, including the creation of
a rooftop dining terrace, basement cocktail
bars and a 27,000ft2, 4-screen art-house
cinema. Most revolutionary of all has been
the creation of ‘Trinity Kitchen’, the UK’s
first authentic indoor street food venue.
An extensive public arts programme
complements the leisure offer, with the
architectural design accommodating
several sculptures by renowned artists.
Obtaining the right mix of retail
and leisure elements at Trinity
Leeds has proved central to driving
footfall and dwell-time, as well as
facilitating the late night shopping
and social destination elements.
The scheme, for which Chapman
Taylor was both Design and Delivery
architect, has proven a revolutionary
project and had an extraordinary
socio-economic impact on the local
area. By early 2014 the city of Leeds
had enjoyed a reported increase in
overall visitor numbers of 2 million as
a result of the development. Having
attracted over 22 million visitors in its
first year of trading, Trinity Leeds has also
catapulted the city into sixth place on
the UK’s hierarchy of top retail locations,
as well as recently being voted one
of UK's Coolest Brands for 2014/15.
RETAIL | LEISURE | INTERIORS | DELIVERY
TRINITY LEEDS: FAST FACTS• Client: Land Securities
• £400 million development
• 817,000ft2 of floor space
• Created over 3000 jobs
• Over 96% of the space let on opening
• 25% of space dedicated to food and leisure facilities
• Attracted over 60 new brands to open in the city for the first time
• Contributed to Yorkshire being rated the third best global destination to visit in 2014 by Lonely Planet
• 22 million visitors in first year of trading
• By early 2014, responsible for increase of 2 million visitors to Leeds
• Responsible for turning Leeds into the 6th top retail destination in the UK (CACI UK retail rankings 2013)
• Voted official 2014 UK ‘Coolbrand’ (The Centre for Brand Analysis)
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TRINITY LEEDSPUBLIC ARTAn unprecedented public art programme has become a signature attraction within
the Trinity Leeds scheme. A £500,000 investment involved 17 regional artists creating
sculptures, intricate gate designs and public seating that all referenced particular
aspects of Leeds’ cultural heritage. A 15-metre high packhorse sculpture ‘Equus Altus’
in the central square, and the draped figure ‘Minerva’ on Briggate are both by the
internationally renowned sculptor Andy Scott and are inspired by Leeds’ historic cloth
and wool trade.
LUCY FLINTOFF, PROJECT ARCHITECT
“Facilitating
the public art
installations was
an important part
of our role as
architect for the
scheme. The art is
there to enhance
the experience of
the visitor, therefore it was essential we
ensured the architectural design worked
to support and showcase the various
pieces as well as possible.
It was critical for us to work closely with
Antonia Stowe, the client’s arts coordinator
responsible for the artist liaison, the
artworks and their placement. Working
with Antonia, we were able to understand
the requirements of the client, artists and
contractor and ensure that issues such as
exclusion zones, views of the Church, size,
maintenance, safety and installation issues
were all considered as part of the design
and build process.”
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TRINITY KITCHENAlmost a quarter of the centre’s floor space is dedicated to restaurants, cafes and
bars at Trinity Leeds. This includes Trinity Kitchen, a first-of-its-kind dining offer for a
retail scheme. The innovative concept combines a permanent residency of emerging
restaurants, cafes and bars alongside a rotating mix of the UK’s best street food
vendors – all housed within a 20,000ft2 industrial warehouse and street alley venue
on the first floor level. Since opening in October 2013 it has attracted an average of
25,000 visitors a week.
LUKE KENDALL, PROJECT ARCHITECT
“It was exciting
to be involved
in such an
innovative
concept as
Trinity Kitchen.
Our role was to
help the client
team develop
the overall concept and design brief
for the interior designers and work with
them to realise the overall vision. We
were also responsible for creating the
shell and support areas for the scheme,
integrating this with the programme for
the main Trinity project. But perhaps
our biggest challenge was working
out how to move the street food vans
from outside at street level, up and into
the first floor of an indoor centre! We
managed to develop a strategy for a
bespoke lifting solution, which is able
to transport the vans in and out of the
building on a monthly basis.”
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HOW DID LAND SECURITIES’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRINITY SCHEME BEGIN?Our involvement with Trinity Leeds
started in 2005 with the purchase of
Leeds Shopping Plaza. Our interests
subsequently expanded to include
the Trinity Quarter site where we
inherited redevelopment proposals
and existing planning consents.
EARLY ON YOU TOOK THE DECISION TO CHANGE THE DESIGN. HOW DID THIS AFFECT YOUR CHOICE OF ARCHITECT?We wanted to review the full scheme
design and took the opportunity to
consider the design team which resulted
in a change of architect. We knew that
Chapman Taylor understood retail and we
trusted them to get working quickly and
build relationships with the City Council
and planners. Having worked together on
previous major UK schemes such as Cabot
Circus in Bristol and St. David’s in Cardiff,
we knew that they had the expertise
to deliver a quality design that would
respond to the changing retail world.
WHAT WERE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF THE PROJECT?The major structural change that retail
and retail property underwent during
development. The decision to create
Trinity Kitchen and incorporate Primark
came late in the construction process.
We had to completely deconstruct part
of Trinity West to accommodate Trinity
Kitchen, whilst for Primark we had to
create an entire extra floor to create
their flagship unit, which in all doubled
the scope of the refurbishment works.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ARE THE KEY SUCCESSES OF THE SCHEME DESIGN?The quality of space created in such
a constrained, historic city centre
site. The multi-level nature of the
project has worked very well. We
have an eye-catching contemporary
glass roof, yet the nature of the
surrounding Victorian streetscape is
also respected, all whilst moving forward
the experiential nature of UK retail.
CHAPMAN TAYLOR WORKED FOR BOTH CLIENT AND CONTRACTOR. DID YOU FEEL THIS WAS A SUCCESS?Absolutely. It is an approach we
don’t always follow, however in this
case we found enormous benefits.
Keeping the same architect enabled
knowledge to be retained through to
the build stage and strong relationships
with planners to be built upon.
With thanks to Land Securities
DELIVERING A RETAIL VISIONIN ADDITION TO OUR DESIGN SERVICES, CHAPMAN TAYLOR IS OFTEN PROCURED AS ARCHITECT FOR THE DELIVERY PHASE OF MAJOR PROJECTS. FOR TRINITY LEEDS, OUR LONDON AND MANCHESTER OFFICES UNDERTOOK THE SEPARATE ROLES OF DESIGN AND DELIVERY ARCHITECT. BELOW, BOTH CLIENT AND CONTRACTOR – LAND SECURITIES AND LAING O’ROURKE – TALK ABOUT DELIVERING THE SCHEME AND THEIR DECISION TO APPOINT THE SAME ARCHITECT.
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WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE ON THE TRINITY LEEDS PROJECT?Laing O’Rourke was the main contractor
and we came on board in 2007 for the
enabling works. After the development
was stopped in 2009, we kept a watching
brief on the project with the client, ready
to resume our role when work restarted
in August 2010. I was born and bred in
Leeds, so it was a project I was passionate
about, both professionally and personally.
YOU ENGAGED CHAPMAN TAYLOR AS THE DELIVERY ARCHITECT. HOW DID THIS WORK ALONGSIDE THEIR ROLE AS THE DESIGN ARCHITECT FOR THE CLIENT? Clearly from the outset, the arrangements
and relationships had to be carefully
thought through. Dedicated offices
and contacts were split between
client and contractor, with Chapman
Taylor’s London office representing
Land Securities’ interests, and the
Manchester office working with us
on the delivery requirement. This
arrangement was very successful in
avoiding any conflicts of interest.
AS THE CONTRACTOR, WHAT WERE THE MAIN CHALLENGES?Accommodating the late introduction
of Primark and Trinity Kitchen was not
easy. The logistics of managing such a
major city centre project also required
careful consideration. Alongside traffic
congestion, existing retailers had to
be kept happy, so tenant liaison was
very important. These factors meant
that our team had to work quickly and
materials had to be transported in and
out of the build site at pace. One section
of the building was manufactured
completely off site and erected at night.
WHAT IS THE SECRET TO A SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR/ARCHITECT TEAM?Both contractor and architect have to
establish a mature and collaborative
relationship to overcome such issues.
With Chapman Taylor we were able to
do just that. With this foundation in place,
we certainly bonded under those times
of pressure. Some lasting relationships
were formed! Overall, the synergy of
client, contractor and architect worked
really well. Professional relationships
and personalities just clicked.
YOU ARE LEADERS IN DfMA. WAS THIS USED ON TRINITY LEEDS?Yes it was. Laing O’Rourke has used DfMA
(Design for Manufacturing Assembly) on
a number of schemes. For Trinity, it was
used in the ‘bull nose’ part of the building,
near the Boar Lane entrance. It enabled us
to overcome the main logistical challenges
involved with the site, as well as having
benefits for speed of construction, quality
control and safety. Components were
manufactured off site and lifted in by crane
at night-time to minimise disruption.
With thanks to Laing O'Rourke
DAN DOHERTY, DIRECTOR, LAING O’ROURKE CONSTRUCTION NORTH
KEEPING THE SAME ARCHITECT ENABLED KNOWLEDGE TO BE RETAINED THROUGH TO THE BUILD STAGE AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH PLANNERS TO BE BUILT UPON.
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HEATHROW T2A LONDON UK
LUXURYRETAIL ZONE
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On the 4th June 2014, Heathrow Airport’s
brand new and much anticipated
Terminal 2 opened to the public. The
Terminal’s new facilities and iconic art
installation ‘Slipstream’ had already
received widespread publicity and
for passengers, the prospect of a
new and ground-breaking shopping
experience was eagerly awaited.
The Terminal is a £2.5 billion project
and marks the latest phase of an £11
billion private sector investment that has
transformed Heathrow for passengers.
Chapman Taylor played a key role
within the overall design and delivery of
the retail offer, having been commissioned
by Heathrow to design the southern
zone of Terminal 2’s departure lounge.
This zone is a bespoke area designed
to host luxury fashion houses Bottega
Veneta, Bulgari, Harrods, Paul Smith and
Hugo Boss. The design incorporates
eight retail units and a centrepiece
flagship store unit, for which Chapman
Taylor also delivered the core and shell
works. The fit out of these units was
guided via Heathrow’s Design Guidelines,
for which Chapman Taylor fulfilled a
second key role as Lead Consultant.
Materials and finishes are carefully
chosen to accentuate the organic
configuration of the units. Whilst sharing
the main concourse flooring, the zone
is distinguished from the remaining
retail offer through the use of elegant
shopfronts incorporating pilasters and
fascias. A feature translucent, illuminated
ceiling completes the design.
In all, the luxury shopping area
offers passengers a best-in-class retail
experience. It sits alongside a number of
airport retail firsts for Terminal 2 such as
the debut of British high street favourite
John Lewis and the world’s first free
Personal Shopping Lounge at an airport.
Terminal 2, named ‘The Queen’s
Terminal’, was formally opened by Her
Majesty the Queen on 23rd June 2014.
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THE TERMINAL IS A £2.5 BILLION PROJECT AND MARKS THE LATEST PHASE OF AN £11 BILLION PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT THAT HAS TRANSFORMED HEATHROW FOR PASSENGERS.
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Completed at the end of 2013,
Floreasca Park is an award-winning,
high specification office development
in the Floreasca area, just north of
the city centre of Bucharest.
Chapman Taylor’s Prague office was
asked by long-standing client Portland
Trust to create a unique and efficient
office park scheme containing class 'A'
offices for flagship tenants. The 36,800m2
scheme comprises 2 separate buildings
– A and B – that sit within an attractively
landscaped plot of 1.5 hectares, which
includes a dedicated bio-diversity habitat
heavily planted with local species. The
buildings provide large and regular-
shaped floor plates, varying from 1,800m2
to 3,600m2. The highly flexible office
space can be open plan, or cellular,
depending on the users' requirements.
Building B contains two internal atria to
bring natural light into all areas of the
office space. These atria are also used
to provide stack-effect natural ventilation
and night cooling where airflow is
pulled through the ceiling voids from
the external façades in to the atria and
then out through the rooflights above.
The largest ground sourced heat
pump (GSHP) in Bucharest provides
pre-cooling in summer and pre-heating
in winter thereby helping to reduce
overall energy consumption and service
charges to tenants. Many other energy
saving features are incorporated
within the development, which has
achieved BREEAM Excellent rating
with a score of 81.3%, establishing the
development’s status as a benchmark for
sustainable workplaces in the region.
The Floreasca area is becoming
the most popular suburban office
FLOREASCA PARKBUCHAREST, ROMANIA
WORKPLACE
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AWARD-WINNING CEE Real Estate Quality Awards 2014 Office Development of the Year
SEE Real Estate Awards 2014 Office Development of the Year
RoGBC Awards 2014Green Building of the Year
CIJ Awards 2013Best Office Development of the Year
CLIENT Q&A WITH ROBERT NEALE, PORTLAND TRUST
How long have you been working with Chapman Taylor?
Since 2000 on about 10 separate projects.
Why do you think Floreasca Park has been so successful?
We did something different than a standard office building and brought in new concepts for energy saving, new materials and had a very efficient design.
Why do you enjoy working with Chapman Taylor?
The individuals know what Portland Trust wants in terms of efficiency and quality. Response times are good.
What is your next major project with Chapman Taylor?
Oregon Park, which is another office park development of 3 separate buildings on a 4-hectare site with over 70,000m2 of net office space.
location in Bucharest. The locality
offers excellent road links to the city
centre, to the main northern residential
areas and the city’s airports. Access
by public transport is amply served
by the Aurel Vlaicu metro station, city
trams and the regional bus network.
The project is fully let to international
class 'A' tenants, including Oracle,
Kellogg’s, Allianz, Saint Gobain and
BASF as well as URSUS Breweries - part
of the SABMiller PLC Group and one
of the largest brewers in Romania.
Floreasca Park is the latest in a
number of successful developments
Chapman Taylor has designed for
our long-term client Portland Trust. A
follow-on, high-specification scheme
providing 70,000m2 of office space
is already on the drawing board.
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LEISURE
Pomelo is a 150m2 food and beverage
installation located in the Gaysorn
Shopping Plaza in central Bangkok.
The restaurant provides a combination
of Asian fusion cuisine with strong
packaged takeaway products.
The brief was to provide a unique
Indochinese concept that reflected an
artisan atmosphere. This could then
be developed as a wider food and
beverage (F&B) theme for other venues
in the existing Gaysorn shopping mall, as
well as future malls currently underway.
Increasing foot traffic to the upper
levels of the mall was also an important
requirement, providing interesting
F&B concepts that entice customers
to have a break from shopping.
In Thailand, smaller independent
restaurant brands are laying increasing
importance in having a unique design
concept that enables differentiation
from their larger international
brand competitors. Local, culturally
inspired concepts are also becoming
popular due to the impact of tourism
as a driver within the market.
The Chapman Taylor team in
Bangkok worked closely with a local
sculptor to create a design concept
inspired by artisan rattan culture and
early Thai construction techniques,
with 75% of the materials consisting
of natural bamboo or rattan. The end
result is conceived to resemble a
traditional Thai fishing basket. Pomelo
and its fellow Chapman Taylor project
in the Gaysorn Plaza – The Mandarin
Oriental’s retail concept store – are both
island spaces, so designing them in a
way that afforded privacy to customers
was a key part of the design brief.
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The Indian Museum in Kolkata, founded
in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal,
is the largest museum in India and
houses rare collections of antiques,
armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons,
mummies, and Mughal paintings.
Funded by the Union Ministry of Culture,
Chapman Taylor’s offices in New Delhi
and Milan are currently undertaking
a major restoration and renovation
of the museum in two phases.
Phase 1, which opened to the public
in February 2014, saw the restoration of
both the external and internal façades,
a change of flooring, construction of
a new ticket counter, restrooms and
cafe plus the full refurbishment of the
museum’s Anthropology, Gandhara,
Archaeology and Textile and Decorative
galleries. Phase 2 of the works began in
June 2014 and includes the restoration
of an administrative block, plus the full
refurbishment of the remaining galleries.
On Sunday 2nd February 2014, the
Honourable Prime Minister of India,
Shri Manmohan Singh, inaugurated
the museum and ‘rededicated it to the
nation’ as part of its much-anticipated
bicentenary celebrations. The
Honorable Lieutenant Governor M.
K. Narayanan, also in attendance,
described the museum as ‘an epitome
of modernity in antiquity; comparable
to the best in the world’ and praised
the renovation works which have
taken place without disturbing the
historic antiquity of the building.
The Museum and its refurbishment
work are viewed as a project of
national significance and one that is
pivotal to international tourism, as well
as providing a leadership role to the
country’s future cultural and museology
efforts. The improvement works have
been seen as essential for the museum
to ‘become more interesting for the
common visitor’ and help it remain
relevant for the next 200 years.
THE INDIAN MUSEUMKOLKATA, INDIA
LEISURE
THE INDIAN MUSEUM: FAST FACTS
• Founded in 1814
• The largest museum in India
• Phase 1 refurbishment works complete –
opened to the public 2nd February 2014
• Phase 2 refurbishment works
commenced June 2014
• Future-proofing the museum for
the next 200 years
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THE MUSEUM AND ITS REFURBISHMENT WORK ARE VIEWED AS A PROJECT OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ONE THAT IS PIVOTAL TO INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
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MEGA 2ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN
Directly linked to the existing and
very successful Mega Center Mall in
Almaty, Mega 2 opened to the public
in November 2013. The scheme has
almost doubled the amount of retail
space on this site providing over 100
additional retail units, as well as a major
restaurant court. The unified complex
creates a very powerful retail hub in this
part of Kazakhstan’s main commercial
city and is expected to receive 15 million
visitors in its first year of operation.
With an area of more than 78,000m²
encompassed by a sweeping, angled
roof, the building climbs up its sloping site
and is surmounted by a restaurant court
that offers dramatic views of the mountain
range that encircles the southern edge of
the city. A rich external landscape is also
incorporated with the surface parking in
front of the building with an amphitheatre,
stage and large LED screen forming a focal
point to the development’s outside space.
Chapman Taylor undertook the layout
planning and design of Mega 2 from
concept through to tender stage and
also played a major role in overseeing
the construction works on site. Team
members from both our Moscow and
London offices worked with the client
team and Design and Build contractor,
with regular liaison and site visits.
The interior design for the main
malls within the scheme and the
double-stacked linking malls to the
original Mega Center were undertaken
by Chapman Taylor’s London-based
interiors team. Design themes relate
to Kazakh landscape and iconography
and include motifs based on mountain
lakes and streams, a Kazakh market
place as well as poppies and eagles.
These are integrated with a number of
unique artworks specially commissioned
from local artists for the project.
RETAIL | LEISURE | INTERIORS
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THE UNIFIED COMPLEX CREATES A VERY POWERFUL RETAIL HUB IN THIS PART OF KAZAKHSTAN’S MAIN COMMERCIAL CITY AND IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 15 MILLION VISITORS IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.
MEGA 2: FAST FACTS
• Opened November 2013
• Area of over 78,000m²
• 15 million visitors
predicted in first year
• Providing over 100 additional
retail units to the existing Mega Center Mall
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GRAPHICS
EUROPOLIS: GRAPHICS SOLUTIONS
Centre Website
Branding
Brand Guidelines
Exterior Signage
Marketing Brochure
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Europolis is a 141,700m² family retail and
leisure development situated in north-west
St Petersburg, which opened in October
2014. Since 2012 the Graphics team at
Chapman Taylor have been working
with the client to produce corporate
identity and marketing material for the
centre including a marketing brochure,
brand guidelines and website, as well as
developing signage for the scheme.
Chapman Taylor has provided a fully
integrated design service, incorporating
external architecture, interior and graphic
design concepts. By working with our
architects and interior designers in
Moscow and London, the Graphics team
were able to gain in-depth insight into the
concepts that underpin the scheme and
the client’s vision to create a sophisticated
fashion destination. This approach was
fundamental in developing the brand
book, a comprehensive guide illustrating
the various applications of the Europolis
identity, from stationery to shopping bags.
It was also crucial to ensuring the design
of the website appropriately references
both the European theme of the interior
malls as well as emphasising fashion.
The resulting concept was based on the
fashion style of each of the European
cities Europolis is designed to reflect:
London, Paris, Rome and Barcelona.
For more information on Chapman
Taylor’s graphic design services, please
visit our website at:
www.chapmantaylor.com/en/projects/category/graphics
or contact Edyta Sipta, Head of Graphics:[email protected]
EUROPOLISST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
BY WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS IN MOSCOW AND LONDON, THE GRAPHICS TEAM WERE ABLE TO GAIN IN-DEPTH INSIGHT INTO THE CONCEPTS THAT UNDERPIN THE SCHEME
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FEATURESGLOBAL 100, CHINA 400-hectare film industry flagship, set to rival the world’s largest theme parks.
BRENT CROSS, UK Major masterplanning and regeneration project in the north of London.
MALL OF QATAR, QATAR Qatar’s first super-regional luxury shopping centre and premier destination for the country.
HUANGPU RIVER MASTERPLAN, CHINA Prestigious international competition win for a major Shanghai city centre site.
OPEN, FRANCE Stunningly located, innovative mixed-use scheme with sustainability at its heart.
ISLAND PARADISE RESORT, ANTIGUA Residential villa design and multi-island masterplanning in this tropical paradise.
PHARMACEUTICAL R&D CENTRE, CHINA Cutting-edge workplace design as a catalyst for corporate change management.
ETHOS, POLAND First of a kind, prestigious retail and workplace destination on Warsaw's 'Royal Route'.
PLAZA BOCAGRANDE, COLOMBIA Waterside mixed-use scheme evoking the glamour of Cartagena de Indias' International Film Festival.
PARQUE OESTE, COLOMBIA Retail architecture inspired by terraced valleys, rivers and rocky landscapes.
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GLOBAL 100HAIKOU, CHINA
MASTERPLANNING | MIXED USE | RETAIL | LEISURE | RESIDENTIAL | HOSPITALITY
Global 100 is a mixed-use, leisure, retail,
hospitality and residential scheme based
in the city of Haikou on Hainan Island,
China. This ambitious scheme occupies
a 400-hectare site and combines hotel,
retail and entertainment facilities alongside
a 170-hectare theme park containing
attractions influenced by international film-
making from Europe, China and America.
Chapman Taylor has been appointed
to undertake the overall masterplanning
of the project, as well as the planning of
6 national film-themed villages. These
villages occupy a 70-hectare site and
each represent the countries of China,
the Netherlands, England, Italy, Spain,
Germany and Switzerland. Chapman
Taylor developed the overall masterplan
for all the villages, as well as providing
the concept and architectural design for
those representing China and England.
The concept of the Chinese Village
draws on the ancient Loulan kingdom or
“ancient desert city” and features twin
towers housing a major entertainment
facility at the centre of the design. A
waterfront component features a fishing
village, an indoor street and the giant
ship from the legendary story of “Zheng
He’s Expedition”. All these elements
work together to create an impression
of “The Great Silk Road” journey.
For the English village, film characters
including James Bond 007, Alice in
Wonderland and Mr. Bean have been
juxtaposed with English cultural and
architectural icons such as historic castles,
traditional country villages and markets.
Elements have also been drawn from the
country’s important industrial heritage.
In addition, bespoke studio facilities
are being developed, creating a
best-in-class base for film and television
businesses involved in everything
from animation and special effects
to skills and industry education. The
client’s objective is to create a new
world-class flagship for the film and
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GLOBAL 100 IS WITHOUT DOUBT AN UNPRECEDENTED PROJECT THAT IS SET TO RIVAL EXISTING GLOBALLY FAMOUS ATTRACTIONS OFFERED BY DISNEY AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS
GLOBAL 100: FAST FACTS• 400-hectare site
• 170-hectare theme park
• 38 billion yuan investment
• Phase 1 completion 2016
television industry, attracting interest
from both businesses and consumers.
In addition to the theme park,
villages and the production facilities
there will be a resort hotel covering
an area of 60 hectares. This hotel will
contain integrated retail facilities as
well as a spa inspired by the volcanic
natural environment of Hainan.
The whole project is being
developed in two phases. Phase 1,
consisting of the theme park, is predicted
to open to the public in 2016.
Global 100 is without doubt an
unprecedented project that, upon
completion, is set to rival existing
globally famous attractions such as
those offered by Disney and other
entertainment industry leaders.
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MASTERPLANNING | MIXED USE | RETAIL | LEISURE | WORKPLACE | RESIDENTIAL | HOSPITALITY
A £1 billion redevelopment of the
existing Brent Cross shopping centre
is the first phase of the £4 billion
Cricklewood regeneration project.
It will create a new town centre for
the regeneration of Cricklewood,
an area in north-west London.
The original shopping centre,
opened in 1976, was the first out-of-town,
stand-alone retail scheme in the UK and
currently has one of the largest incomes
per unit area of retail space in the country.
Chapman Taylor has developed a
comprehensive mixed-use masterplan
for the shopping centre, as part of
the overall Brent Cross Cricklewood
masterplan conceived by Allies and
Morrison. Intended to regenerate and
revitalise the existing shopping centre,
the scheme aims to breathe new life into
its surrounding communities, whilst at
the same time addressing a challenging
site and environmental considerations.
The new scheme will comprise
78,000m2 of new shops, including two
new department stores, a new restaurant
and leisure quarter, four hundred homes,
two parks, two hotels, 5,500m2 of offices
plus new car parks and improvements to
transport links including a new world-class
bus station. These will be set around new
streets, landscaping and a riverside park
along the River Brent which lies within
the site. The project includes moving
the river and creating eight new road
bridges that cross it, as well as five new
bridges that pass over the North Circular
Road, a major 25.7 mile long gyratory
road which bisects the north of London.
At the heart of Brent Cross will be
a new town square hosting experiential
events and activities. It is surrounded
by multi-level retail that links to a rooftop
restaurant and leisure quarter. It is
proposed that this new square be linked
to the new town centre in the southern
regeneration area, via a landscaped civic
space – ‘the Living Bridge’. The intention
is for the bridge to provide a seamless
connection between the two centres,
whilst at the same time enabling an
essential access route for pedestrians and
cyclists over the busy North Circular Road.
This unprecedented project will
provide a catalyst for rejuvenating a major
portion of north London. The scheme
was granted planning permission in
July 2014, with London’s Mayor, Boris
Johnson, describing it as ‘a landmark
moment’ that ‘looks to transform Brent
Cross Cricklewood into one of the premier
places to live, work and visit in the capital’.
The design of the Living Bridge
is a partnership between Chapman
Taylor, URS - the Bridge engineers, and
MacGregor Smith Landscape Architects.
It is envisaged as a sculpture with plates
folding out to form viewing portals to
the River Garden and to the south. The
Bridge is both functional and at the same
time a unique city garden space. This
seamless connection is an important
catalyst for the area’s regeneration.
Towards the end of 2014,
Chapman Taylor will be commencing
the concept design of the individual
buildings and streets with MacGregor
Smith, RTKL and other architects.
BRENT CROSSLONDON, UK
THE SCHEME WAS GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION IN JULY 2014, WITH LONDON’S MAYOR, BORIS JOHNSON, DESCRIBING IT AS ‘A LANDMARK MOMENT’ THAT ‘LOOKS TO TRANSFORM BRENT CROSS CRICKLEWOOD
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Set to be Qatar’s first super-regional
shopping centre, the Mall of Qatar is
a world-class retail and entertainment
destination located 20 minutes from
the centre of Doha in the Al Rayyan
Village. With a total build area of
388,000m2 the development sits at the
intersection of the Al Rayyan Highway
and Celebration Road, adjacent to the
popular Al Rayyan Sports Club and a
future FIFA 2022 World Cup Stadium.
The Mall will have over 162,000m2
of retail leasable space on 3 levels, in
addition to underground and surface
parking for 7,000 cars. The 400
shops will include the world’s leading
powerhouse and luxury brands and
an exciting array of food, beverage
and entertainment facilities, making
this the premier destination in Qatar.
A large proportion of the Mall’s façade
has been devoted to shop fronts and
animated signage, along with engaging
cafes, lush landscaping and water.
One of the major distinguishing features
of the scheme design will be a 3-storey
high, sophisticated urban-lifestyle market
place running the full length of the central
spine. This area, with its vaulted glass
ceiling, opens out into a breath-taking
central amphitheatre called “The Oasis”.
With its impressive domed roof, this space
will become the heart of the scheme
and the overall visitor experience.
Chapman Taylor’s Madrid office is
also undertaking the architectural concept
and detailed design services for a major
five-star hotel and a signature restaurant,
directly adjacent and connected to the
Mall of Qatar. Also intended is a dedicated
Metro Station, which will be integrated
into the centre as part of Doha's new
transportation system. This will enable
unrivalled access to the Mall of Qatar
from Doha and the surrounding regions.
The scheme is planned to open in
late 2015, with an estimated 20 million
customers anticipated annually.
MIXED USE | RETAIL | LEISURE | HOSPITALITY
MALL OF QATARDOHA, QATAR
THE 400 SHOPS WILL INCLUDE THE WORLD’S LEADING POWERHOUSE AND LUXURY BRANDS AND AN EXCITING ARRAY OF FOOD, BEVERAGE AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES, MAKING THIS THE PREMIER DESTINATION IN QATAR.
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HUANGPU RIVER MASTERPLAN
MASTERPLANNING | MIXED USE | WATERSIDE
SHANGHAI, CHINA
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In March 2012 Chapman Taylor’s
Shanghai office won a prestigious
international competition to design a
world-class business district for the
city. Covering an area of 280 hectares,
the site, fronting the Huangpu River
in central Shanghai, surrounds the
existing Oriental Sports Centre facilities,
which the design had to incorporate.
In response to the client’s brief, our
Shanghai team designed a masterplan that
provides a truly mixed-use, sustainable
community with integrated modern
transport solutions. A world-leading
environment is created, containing a rich
and diverse mix of living, working and
leisure activities. Using a hierarchical
transport network of roads, tramways,
cycle and pedestrian routes the
masterplan establishes a series of
neighbourhoods, each containing a mix
of office, retail, education and hospitality
facilities arranged around open parks
and waterways. A maximum walking
distance of 400m is used as the basis for
all planning requirements, dictating the
placing of all amenities and creating a truly
sustainable living environment for all users.
The scheme shares much common
ground with MediaCityUK in Manchester,
which opened in 2011 and for which
Chapman Taylor continues to provide
ongoing masterplanning and design
services. The outstanding sustainable
principles were developed according
to BREEAM Sustainable Communities
guidance and includes a Tri-Gen
plant. The proposal also incorporates
a comprehensive media production
and broadcast facility providing
Shanghai with a centralised, modern
and world-leading media hub.
OUR SHANGHAI TEAM DESIGNED A MASTERPLAN THAT PROVIDES A TRULY MIXED-USE, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY… A WORLD LEADING ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING A RICH AND DIVERSE MIX OF LIVING, WORKING AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES
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OPENSAINT‑GENIS‑POUILLY, FRANCE
Open is an innovative mixed-use
destination for shopping, leisure, sport
and rest currently under construction
in Saint-Genis-Pouilly, a town located in
Eastern France near the Swiss border,
at the foot of the Jura mountains.
This impressively designed landmark
project has remarkable architecture
and is covered by an “intelligent roof”
which perfectly integrates into the
landscape and generates spectacular
views of the Alps and Jura mountains.
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Designed by Chapman Taylor’s Paris
office, the project sits on a natural sloping
site so has been developed on two levels
with the lower level, which hosts the car
park and feature garden, recessed into
the terrain. The garden forms a central
focus to the scheme and shopping area,
with elevators, ramps and pedestrian
travelators incorporated into its landscape
design. The higher level contains the
main retail area as well as another car
park. Further terraces, a large canopy
and pedestrian walkways are merged
within the minimalist architecture.
Sustainability and environmental
concerns have been a driving force
behind the architectural design. The
building will host a dramatic roof cover,
a ‘smart’ awning capable of regulating
temperature, filtering natural light,
collecting rain water and through its
photovoltaic systems, producing its
own energy. The roof is wound around
a central disc with a canopy between
the two, allowing natural light into the
mall. Its overall form is inspired by CERN,
the European Organisation for Nuclear
Research and its Large Hadron Collider,
which is based nearby in Switzerland.
The scheme has a very high HQE (High
Environmental Quality) profile – the
French equivalent of the BREEAM
sustainability assessment. As such,
Open is seen as a ‘zero-energy
project’ and is the first scheme of
this kind in its category in France.
THIS IMPRESSIVELY DESIGNED LANDMARK PROJECT HAS REMARKABLE ARCHITECTURE AND IS COVERED BY AN “INTELLIGENT ROOF” WHICH PERFECTLY INTEGRATES INTO THE LANDSCAPE AND GENERATES SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE ALPS AND JURA MOUNTAINS.
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ISLAND PARADISE RESORTANTIGUAAs part of their wider masterplan
created for the Island Paradise Resort
in Antigua, in the Caribbean, Chapman
Taylor was asked to create a series of
luxury beach villa designs. These villas
formed an integral part of the project,
which encompassed four islands
of varying size and large peninsula
areas on the mainland of Antigua. All
the sites had extensive coastlines of
mangrove and beach-lined waterfront.
A number of villa types and sizes were
created, ranging from a more traditional
to highly contemporary style. The designs
were moderated according to the
particular sea views, climatic conditions
and exceptional landscape present on
each of the islands and the mainland sites.
The whole concept was carefully
conceived to integrate the new villas
and development into the existing
sites and celebrate the natural and
extensive tropical landscape. Overall,
the vision interprets the colours,
landscape and ambience of Antigua
to produce a very special place, fully
integrated with the environment.
The villas are part of a project which
is the largest mixed-use development
proposal in the whole of the West Indies.
It is a key ingredient in determining
the future prosperity of Antigua and its
status as a world-class destination.
THE VISION INTERPRETS THE COLOURS, LANDSCAPE AND AMBIENCE OF ANTIGUA TO PRODUCE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE, FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
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This concept design for a new
R&D ‘Beacon’ project for a major
pharmaceuticals company combines
the latest concepts in laboratory
planning and flexible collaborative
working environments.
Arranged over three floors,
surrounding a central atrium, the
15,000m2 of accommodation, comprises
specialist research laboratories,
scientific and non-scientific business
support offices, a flexible multi-function
auditorium, restaurant, café, shops
and general support facilities.
In conjunction with the client,
Chapman Taylor’s Shanghai office
conducted the early briefing stages for
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PHARMACEUTICAL R&D CENTRESHANGHAI, CHINA
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what is now known as ‘Soft Landings’ –
a relatively new concept that applies a
holistic approach to the build project life
cycle. A detailed concept design was
created in response to the completion
of stages 1 and 2 of the Soft Landings
approach, assessing the functionality,
effectiveness and environmental factors.
End-user engagement formed a crucial
part of the analysis, with regular laboratory
visits and staff consultations. It was
paramount that the design team gained
an in-depth understanding of how staff
worked and what their aspirations were.
This had to be finely balanced with the
overall corporate aspirations of the client.
The client’s innovative corporate
blueprint for laboratory design was a
pivotal factor driving the initial analysis
stages. Aimed at increasing productivity,
creativity and efficiency, the blueprint
outlined solutions that improved
knowledge-sharing, the public display
of staff work, enabled flexibility for
future-proofing and improved resource
allocation. Other design references
included a report created by an
innovation consultancy which outlined
recommended concepts to improve the
visibility, communication and interaction
amongst staff and scientists from different
disciplines. The provision of on-site shops,
gardens and a concierge service were
also suggested as solutions to encourage
staff to achieve a better work-life balance.
The project provided a diverse and
novel set of challenges, pitching the
Chapman Taylor team in at the forefront
of a corporate change management
strategy and educating staff as to
proposed new ways of working.
THE PROJECT PROVIDED A DIVERSE AND NOVEL SET OF CHALLENGES, PITCHING THE CHAPMAN TAYLOR TEAM IN AT THE FOREFRONT OF A CORPORATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
LEED GOLD AND 3-STAR RATINGSustainability, with an emphasis
on energy reduction, was a key
aspiration for the project. At the end
of Concept stage the design was
on course to meet the desired LEED
Gold & Chinese 3-Star ratings.
IT WAS PARAMOUNT THAT THE DESIGN TEAM GAINED AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW STAFF WORKED AND WHAT THEIR ASPIRATIONS WERE
THE 4 STAGES OF THE SOFT LANDINGS APPROACH:1. Functionality and Effectiveness
2. Environmental
3. Facilities Management
4. Commissioning, Training & Handover
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Ethos is a prestigious mixed-use, retail
and office scheme on the historic Royal
Route in Warsaw, the capital city of
Poland. Upon completion in 2016, it
will redefine Warsaw’s Three Crosses
Square that is located in the heart of
the city, adjacent to the Warsaw Stock
Exchange and Polish Parliament.
Chapman Taylor’s Warsaw office is
providing turnkey architectural services
relating to the retail and office public
spaces of the project, which is being
undertaken for the client Kulczyk
Silverstein Properties. These include
interior design and commercial advisory
for the expansion and refurbishment
of the existing building, which aims to
become Warsaw’s first truly high-end
retail and fashion destination. Luxury
and premium brands of both Polish and
international origin will be accommodated
within boutique spaces that will open
up to Three Crosses Square through
impressive glazed window shop fronts
almost 8 metres high. Mezzanine flooring
options are also provided to maximise
commercial retail space potential as
well as underground parking facilities.
The c.17 000m2 project includes the
addition of a new 5-storey office
extension on the east side of the
property towards the Vistula River.
Two separate entrance lobbies are
provided for class 'A' office space tenants
as well as six dedicated elevators.
Management of the office complex will
be assisted by a state of the art Building
Management System, which will monitor
heating devices and air ventilation
to ensure the highest possible levels
of energy efficiency. Sustainability is
a focal theme to the development,
with all work being carried out to
achieve BREEAM Excellent rating.
ETHOS WARSAW, POLAND
UPON COMPLETION OF ETHOS IN 2016, THREE CROSSES SQUARE WILL BECOME THE MOST RECOGNISABLE AND DESIRABLE ADDRESS IN WARSAW AND THE ONLY ONE OF SUCH CLASS ON THE ROYAL ROUTE.
MIXED USE | RETAIL | WORKPLACE
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PLAZA BOCAGRANDECARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
MIXED USE | RETAIL | LEISURE | HOSPITALITY
This world-class, mixed-use complex
in the hotel district of Cartagena de
Indias provides a mix of residential,
commercial and leisure spaces within
a unique, film-inspired concept.
Chapman Taylor’s Madrid and Bogotá
offices have been appointed to support
the scheme development through the
provision of the façade, architecture and
interior designs. The 11,900m2 commercial
area includes a shopping mall comprising
of 90 shops, a VIP cinema, gym, food
court and restaurants. The complex also
includes a Hyatt Regency hotel and
convention centre plus ample parking.
The design concept, both
exterior and interior, is inspired by the
important and famous international
cinema festival that takes place
every year in Cartagena de Indias. A
dynamic and glamorous finish will be
communicated through the materials
chosen and colour contrasts created.
Overall, the design concept, coupled
with the project’s size and location
makes this scheme a new highlight
destination for the area and one that will
contribute strongly to local tourism.
The project was originally developed
by Daniel Bonilla, a well-known
Colombian Architect. Phase 1 of the
project, which includes the retail and
leisure aspect, has been completed
and opened in October 2014. Phase
2 is under construction and is
scheduled for completion in 2015.
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Parque Oeste will be an innovative,
large-scale retail mall in Cali, a city in
western Colombia near the foothills
of the Cauca Valley. Located close to
the University in the city centre, the
scheme is specifically designed to merge
seamlessly into its locality and respond
to the natural, green environment
that characterises much of the city.
Chapman Taylor’s Madrid and
Bogotá offices have been appointed
to provide architecture and interior
design services for the 110,000m2
project, which includes 186 retail units,
a supermarket, cinema, children’s park
and food court alongside 5,000m2 of
green space. The architecture takes
advantage of the terraced valley location
and draws reference from the local,
rocky landscape. The rivers of the city,
which are held in high regard by Cali
residents, are also a strong influence
on the design through the inclusion of
multiple cascading water features.
PARQUE OESTECALI, COLOMBIA
RETAIL | LEISURE
THE ARCHITECTURE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE TERRACED VALLEY LOCATION AND DRAWS REFERENCE FROM THE LOCAL, ROCKY LANDSCAPE.
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FEATURESBRISTOL NEW VENTURE Associate Directors Nick Thursby and Jonathan Bethel answer questions about our new UK office in Bristol.
INSPIRING CREATIVE PRACTICE Associate Director Cathy Jeremiah discusses Chapman Taylor's internal design competition.
SHOOTING STARS The top-placed images in Chapman Taylor's annual staff photography competition.
FROM GRADUATE TO ARCHITECT Rob Griffiths in our London office talks about life as a newly-qualified architect.
LIFE THROUGH A LENS Associate Director Ben Ghibaldan on the challenges of photographing architecture.
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OPENING AN OFFICE IN BRISTOL GIVES CHAPMAN TAYLOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF THE UK AND ALLOWS US TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW BUSINESS WITH CLIENTS WHO VALUE A LOCAL OFFICE AND UNDERSTANDING.
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT CHAPMAN TAYLOR?Nick: Since 1999. I started out as a student
before becoming a Project Architect
and running jobs on-site. I was made
an Associate Director in July 2006.
Jonathan: Since 2000. I became
an Associate Director in 2007, after
starting out as a Project Architect.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE YOUR MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE?Nick: I work mostly on mixed-use
developments, urban regeneration and
masterplanning but I am also a BREEAM
Assessor and led the establishment
of our certified Environmental
Management System. One of my key
objectives is to always provide good,
responsible, sustainable designs that
are appropriate to their surroundings.
You can’t just put a wind turbine on
something and call it sustainable.
Jonathan: I specialise in mixed-use
schemes and urban regeneration and
have been involved in projects of varying
sizes. I firmly believe that quality design
needs to be embedded in a project from
the start. I also have good experience
in the appropriate use of materials,
particularly at the detailed design stage.
WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF YOUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS?Nick: I was involved in the design of
PrincessHay and Cabot Circus, which are
major retail and mixed-use schemes in the
south-west of England. However, beyond
that I’ve also had the chance to work on
some smaller, more bespoke schemes
which I’ve enjoyed, and the more recent
opportunity to establish a new office.
Jonathan: I’ve been involved in some
key UK projects for Chapman Taylor
but some of the ones I’m most proud
of would include PrincessHay in Exeter,
Cabot Circus in Bristol, SouthGate
in Bath plus the Royal Exchange in
Belfast. Now my focus is on building
the profile of our Bristol office.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE KEY AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR CHAPMAN TAYLOR IN BRISTOL?Nick: Opening an office in Bristol gives
Chapman Taylor a more comprehensive
coverage of the UK and allows us to
explore opportunities and new business
with clients who value a local office and
understanding. We have worked on
some very successful projects in the
surrounding areas and many of our clients
appreciate the need for, and benefits of
a regional business approach. Further
to this, Bristol is fast becoming a hub for
sustainable design which fits well with
Chapman Taylor’s experience in the area.
From a personal point of view it’s
a particularly exciting opportunity as I
was born and raised in Bristol so I have
good local knowledge and appreciation,
which is always a key benefit.
Jonathan: Bristol is ideally located to
serve the entire south-west of the UK
including southern Wales and many parts
of the south coast while still only being
1hr 40mins from London by train. This
means that we can work locally with
clients and consultants but still have a
strong connection with the London head
office and our clients based there.
Not only that, the new office gives
us great scope to explore different
sectors of work including smaller, more
bespoke, mixed-use schemes.
[email protected]@chapmantaylor.com
WITH A HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON THAT OPENED IN 1959, AND THEN THE OPENING OF A MANCHESTER OFFICE IN 2000 CHAPMAN TAYLOR HAS MAINTAINED A STRONG PRESENCE IN THE UK. ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS NICK THURSBY AND JONATHAN BETHEL ARE BEHIND THE PRACTICE'S LATEST UK OFFICE VENTURE, IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
RIGHT: NICK THURSBY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTORFAR RIGHT: JONATHAN BETHEL ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
KEY CHAPMAN TAYLOR PROJECTS IN THE AREA• Cabot Circus, Bristol
• PrincessHay, Exeter
• SouthGate, Bath
• St Davids, Cardiff
• Drake Circus, Plymouth
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INSPIRINGCREATIVE PRACTICE
The most successful architectural
solutions are those that set out
to fully interrogate the brief and
respond with a solution that is both
creative and commercially sensitive. With
this in mind, how should architectural
practices inspire and encourage a strong
design ethos within the office? Chapman
Taylor organises several initiatives
to encourage all our staff to create,
communicate and connect with each other
and more importantly with our clients. Our
staff photography and design competitions
are each run on an annual basis and aim
to attract the very best creative entries
from across our global office network.
The 2013 Design Competition proved
to be a true test of the architectural design
skill held within the company. Staff were
challenged, either individually or as teams,
to respond to a fictional competition brief
to design a new City Garden Bridge. The
bridge was proposed as a solution to
re-connect two mixed-use developments
divided by a major motorway, providing
a ‘public space in the sky’ and creating
a ‘seamless connection for pedestrians
crossing from one side to the other’.
Whilst the competition brief was fictional,
the criteria that needed to be met were
demanding and set the bar high for the
standard of entry. Successful entries had
to clearly demonstrate well-considered
INSPIRING A GREAT DESIGN ETHOS AMONGST OUR STAFF IS A KEY OBJECTIVE FOR CHAPMAN TAYLOR. CATHY JEREMIAH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN OUR LONDON OFFICE, TALKS ABOUT CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S INTERNAL DESIGN COMPETITION AND THE WINNING 2013 ENTRY. ABOVE: CATHY JEREMIAH,
DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISER.
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and beautifully illustrated architectural,
public realm and landscape design
concepts, supported by strong rationales
depicted in words, diagrams and imagery.
The realities and restrictions of structural
design, technical delivery and buildability
also had to be considered and were
scrutinised by guest judge and structural
engineer Timothy Roe of Ramboll.
The winning design was entitled
‘The Living Interactive Bridge’ and
showcased what the judges felt was a
truly innovative response to the brief.
At the heart of the proposal was the
theme of connectivity, inspired by
the original brief of connecting the
two separated areas of the city. This
theme was cleverly transferred to the
issue of generating connectivity and
communication between people. This
was done by incorporating a 3D adaptive
skin and LED projections along the
bridge, allowing pedestrians to interact
as never before. It was proposed that
this skin could be used as a backdrop for
street theatre, a billboard for promoting
community initiatives or even impart
information to pedestrians’ mobile
devices as they cross the bridge. All
these functions would be programmable
through a computer interface.
For the overall structure, inspiration
came from nature, with the bridge’s
flexible, adaptive form drawn from both
the human and snake skeleton. The ‘ribs’
allow the bridge and its various functional
spaces to adapt in size accordingly. A
spine of trees runs down the centre of
the bridge, forming the foundation from
which the landscaped offshoot areas lie.
Overall, the philosophy of spine, skeleton
and skin is used to enable the theme
of connectivity to be translated into the
bridge design. This holistic approach
was seen as a well-developed concept
by the judging panel that successfully
incorporated both the natural and digital
world and would be the most successful
solution for the two communities that
the bridge ultimately had to unite.
But was the winning entry given
a run for its money? Absolutely. The
judging panel praised many of the other
submitted projects, which ranged from
a design based on the biomimicry of
leaf structure through to the imaginative
interpretation of the bridge as a new
gateway between a fictional Legoland
and its new flagship Lego store… built
entirely of Lego, of course! As Chair of
the judging process it was important to
remind the judges of the strict criteria
set within the design brief, as this was
an important reminder of what had to be
evident within the winning submission.
Alongside our photography
competition, the success of the 2013
design competition has revealed
the depth of creative talent residing
across the Chapman Taylor Group. The
challenge is now to ensure that this
talent is developed to its full potential
and that ultimately it is translated
through to the client work we produce.
From Brent Cross in London to Global
Harbor in Shanghai and our Paris office’s
Open scheme in France, the benefits
can be felt and seen everywhere.
THE CHALLENGE IS NOW TO ENSURE THAT THIS TALENT IS DEVELOPED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL AND THAT ULTIMATELY IT IS TRANSLATED THROUGH TO THE CLIENT WORK WE PRODUCE.
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SHOOTING STARSA key initiative to inspire and
promote creativity amongst staff,
Chapman Taylor’s photography
competition is now in its second year.
Open to our global office network, the
competition takes place over three rounds,
with each adopting a particular theme. The
first two rounds of the 2014 competition
have been completed, focussing on
architecture and urbanism, and then on
landscape and nature respectively. The
competition has received over 100 entries
so far. Here we showcase the top-placed
images, with our Paris and Brussels offices
sharing the winning places to date.
For each round, a client is invited to
join the judging panel. The competition
will complete in November 2014 with
entrants invited to submit images on the
final round’s theme of ‘The human body’.
ROUND 1 WINNER: PASCAL JEANGOUT (PARIS OFFICE)POMPIDOU CENTRE, PARIS, FRANCE
“Whenever I can, I like walking around Paris with my camera. I
took this photo of the Georges Pompidou Centre around midday.
The weather was rather bad, only a few rays of sunshine were
lighting this singular building. I quickly realised that it would be
a good picture for the theme. Good choice apparently!”
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ROUND 2 WINNER: MARIIA GRACHOVA (BRUSSELS OFFICE)FISHING HUTS, TUSCANY, ITALY
“Do fishermen notice the beauty that surrounds them while they are fishing? That
was my first thought when I stumbled across this sight whilst on holiday. This
photo shows the peace and calm of one of Tuscany’s lesser known bays.
Sometimes the mistakes of a GPS system on the last day of a summer road
trip and an iPhone near at hand leads to unexpected consequences.”
ROUND 1 RUNNER-UP Peter Hirsch (Manchester Office)
Photograph taken in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, UK
ROUND 2 RUNNER-UPEuan Courtney-Morgan (London Office)
Photograph taken in Fayence, South of France
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FROMGRADUATE
ROBERT GRIFFITHS IS AN ARCHITECT BASED IN THE LONDON OFFICE
OF CHAPMAN TAYLOR. HE RECENTLY COMPLETED HIS PART 3 AND CURRENTLY WORKS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
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WHERE DID YOU STUDY?I studied at the University of
Huddersfield and completed my Part
3 in 2013 at the RIBA Northwest.
WHAT LED YOU TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE?My interest in architecture grew
from a very young age. Initially I was
drawn to it because I watched a lot
of films and always wanted to imitate
places that I had seen in them.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING AT CHAPMAN TAYLOR? WHAT INITIALLY BROUGHT YOU TO THE COMPANY?I have been working at Chapman
Taylor since 2011. Previously I had
never worked for a large practice
so it was an opportunity to work on
a variety of projects with people
from many different disciplines.
WHAT TEAM DO YOU WORK IN?I currently work in the transportation
team led by Director Peter Farmer where
I've had the opportunity to work on a
number of different projects. It's been
interesting to learn the requirements of
architecture within such a specific sector.
YOU’VE RECENTLY COMPLETED YOUR PART 3, HOW DID YOU FIND TRYING TO BALANCE WORKING WHILE STUDYING?It has been a demanding transition
and finding suitable experience to
satisfy the course requirements has
been a challenge for me and my fellow
students. Having said that you must
always make time to celebrate!
WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS DID YOU USE AS CASE STUDIES FOR YOUR PART 3?My main case study focused on
Heathrow Terminal 2 and further
narrowed its scope to the Luxury
Retail area which I worked on from
concept stage to construction.
WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU INVOLVED IN AT PRESENT?I am currently working on a number of
different projects including Portsmouth
Northern Quarter, Newcastle International
Airport and London Euston Station.
HAVE YOU FOUND THAT YOU LEARNT ANYTHING PARTICULAR FROM COMPLETING YOUR PART 3? HAS IT CHANGED THE WAY YOU WORK?I have gained an extra sense of
appreciation for the challenges that
various projects face on the journey to
realisation. I think completing the Part
3 changes the way everyone works
by raising your awareness between
a project as a whole and its detail.
YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT BEING AN ARCHITECT?I get to collaborate with a diverse
range of people and be a part
of creating tangible things.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAM PROJECT?Any project that maintains its integrity
from start to finish is a dream for me.
Having said that I’d also quite like to
work on a racetrack, a film-set and
if ever possible, a space station!
IT'S BEEN INTERESTING TO LEARN THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE WITHIN SUCH A SPECIFIC SECTOR.
HEATHROW T2A. LUXURY RETAIL, LONDON, UK
PARK CITY, HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM
SKETCH: HEATHROW T2A, LONDON, UK
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LIFE THROUGH A LENS
PHOTOGRAPHING ARCHITECTURE BY BEN GHIBALDAN
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MEDIACITYUK, MANCHESTER, UK
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND WHAT LED YOU INTO ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY?I have been working in professional
photography for approximately 10 years
but it has been a passion of mine for much
longer than that. Having lived in London
all of my life the city has formed a constant
visual backdrop. It seems only natural to be
drawn to photographing its architecture.
WHAT ARE THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHERS?One of the key challenges is working in
relatively small spaces with tall buildings.
This often necessitates the use of wide
angle lenses. Careful composition is
essential in these cases to ensure a natural
looking perspective. One way to approach
this is to get close to an element in the
foreground, perhaps from a low viewpoint,
and use it to draw the eye into the image
Possibly the biggest challenge facing
the architectural photographer is that of
dynamic range (the range of brightest
to darkest parts of the image). Typically
the sky is very bright in relation to the
rest of the image. One method is to
use a filter in front of your lens. When
photographing at night it is often not
possible to control the brightest elements
of the image with a filter. In this case it is
important to understand the limitations
of the camera’s dynamic range. With
careful post-production or blending of
several different exposures you can
ensure the scene is captured faithfully.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE HAS ITS OWN SET OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES?Absolutely! The key aspect to successfully
capturing a commercially-led scheme
is that of people interacting with the
buildings. The worst thing you can do
is show an empty-looking retail centre.
My favoured time of year for commercial
photography is during the autumn/early
SPICEAL STREET, BIRMINGHAM, UK
LEFT: BEN GHIBALDEN, PHOTOGRAPHER AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AT CHAPMAN TAYLOR.BEN GHIBALDAN IS AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AT CHAPMAN
TAYLOR AND HAS WORKED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FEASIBILITY TEAM SINCE 2006 ON SOME OF CHAPMAN TAYLOR’S MOST SIGNIFICANT SCHEMES. WHEN BEN IS NOT DESIGNING HE CAN BE FOUND OUT PHOTOGRAPHING OUR PROJECTS ACROSS THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY. HERE HE GIVES US AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT MAKES A GREAT ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
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winter and spring time as the retail centres
are usually still open when the light is at
its best. The challenge is making sure the
people look like they are moving. To do
this you must set the right shutter speed
to convey the right amount of movement.
Overcoming the mixed lighting
sources used in commercial schemes
requires a great deal of skill, especially in
the post production stage. It is essential to
shoot in ‘RAW’ format which allows for a
great deal of adjustment at the processing
stage to ensure the image looks natural.
DO YOU USE ANY SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT TO GAIN GREATER CONTROL OVER YOUR PERFORMANCE?My 17mm and 24mm tilt and shift
lenses form the backbone of my kit for
architectural photography. Both of these
are wide angle lenses that afford complete
control over perspective correction
and focus. They also deliver extremely
high-quality images but do require a lot
of technical skill to use properly. Another
important part of the kit is my filter system
which is important in controlling exposure.
For example, graduated filters allow
me to reduce the brightness of part of
an image, such as the sky, to balance
the exposure in camera accurately.
WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE PROJECTS TO PHOTOGRAPH FOR CHAPMAN TAYLOR? WHY?My favourite project to photograph
so far has been MediaCityUK. I have
had the opportunity to photograph
the scheme several times at various
stages of completion and also seen it
from inside and out. The site itself is in a
fantastic location by the Salford Quays in
Manchester. This provides a great water
and canal-side setting, directly across
from the Imperial War Museum North.
During October and March the sun sets
in the perfect position to illuminate the
canal-facing side of the scheme and light
rakes across the water. It really does
show off the scheme to its very best.
I also enjoyed photographing Trinity
Leeds. Capturing the vibrancy of the main
space with its beautiful grid shell roof
was tricky, but produced great results.
THE KEY ASPECT TO SUCCESSFULLY CAPTURING A COMMERCIALLY-LED SCHEME IS THAT OF PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THE BUILDINGS. THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS SHOW AN EMPTY-LOOKING RETAIL CENTRE.
TRINITY KITCHEN, LEEDS, UK
ALLEE SHOPPING CENTRE, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
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