Stratford IQL Pavilion
2018-20
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Competition-winning design for Lendlease for mobile-working structures at International Quarter London in Stratford. A successful collaboration with YOU&ME, this is the first structure to be built of a family of proposed house-profile elements which are variously grouped, rotated, and scaled up.
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We won the open-call competition to design public realm structures that support mobile-working and promote collaboration. In an environment of large commercial buildings, the colour and life of the landscaped spaces are key, and these structures provide inviting human-scale spaces amongst the planting.
The structures respond to the change in contemporary work practices by embracing mobile technology and the new work-from-anywhere reality.
In the case of this "amphitheatre", the house profile is turned onto its side and stretched to form an 11m long shelter, located to face events and screenings in the British Council offices.
Externally, brightly coloured aluminium shingles refer to the tones of the plants and flowers, and relate to the coming other structures. Internally, paired glulam beams bring warmth, and tables and built-in chairs with armrests provide space to meet, work and take calls.
Delivered in a busy environment of large commercial buildings and ongoing construction sites, the pavilion was built with offsite prefabrication followed by a concentrated build phase on site.
Completed in 2020, the project provided much-needed, sheltered, outdoor meeting spaces during COVID restrictions.
Competition-winning design for Lendlease for mobile-working structures at International Quarter London in Stratford. A successful collaboration with YOU&ME, this is the first structure to be built of a family of proposed house-profile elements which are variously grouped, rotated, and scaled up.
More text
We won the open-call competition to design public realm structures that support mobile-working and promote collaboration. In an environment of large commercial buildings, the colour and life of the landscaped spaces are key, and these structures provide inviting human-scale spaces amongst the planting.
The structures respond to the change in contemporary work practices by embracing mobile technology and the new work-from-anywhere reality.
In the case of this "amphitheatre", the house profile is turned onto its side and stretched to form an 11m long shelter, located to face events and screenings in the British Council offices.
Externally, brightly coloured aluminium shingles refer to the tones of the plants and flowers, and relate to the coming other structures. Internally, paired glulam beams bring warmth, and tables and built-in chairs with armrests provide space to meet, work and take calls.
Delivered in a busy environment of large commercial buildings and ongoing construction sites, the pavilion was built with offsite prefabrication followed by a concentrated build phase on site.
Completed in 2020, the project provided much-needed, sheltered, outdoor meeting spaces during COVID restrictions.
Competition-winning design for Lendlease for mobile-working structures at International Quarter London in Stratford. A successful collaboration with YOU&ME, this is the first structure to be built of a family of proposed house-profile elements which are variously grouped, rotated, and scaled up.
More text
We won the open-call competition to design public realm structures that support mobile-working and promote collaboration. In an environment of large commercial buildings, the colour and life of the landscaped spaces are key, and these structures provide inviting human-scale spaces amongst the planting.
The structures respond to the change in contemporary work practices by embracing mobile technology and the new work-from-anywhere reality.
In the case of this "amphitheatre", the house profile is turned onto its side and stretched to form an 11m long shelter, located to face events and screenings in the British Council offices.
Externally, brightly coloured aluminium shingles refer to the tones of the plants and flowers, and relate to the coming other structures. Internally, paired glulam beams bring warmth, and tables and built-in chairs with armrests provide space to meet, work and take calls.
Delivered in a busy environment of large commercial buildings and ongoing construction sites, the pavilion was built with offsite prefabrication followed by a concentrated build phase on site.
Completed in 2020, the project provided much-needed, sheltered, outdoor meeting spaces during COVID restrictions.
Competition-winning design for Lendlease for mobile-working structures at International Quarter London in Stratford. A successful collaboration with YOU&ME, this is the first structure to be built of a family of proposed house-profile elements which are variously grouped, rotated, and scaled up.
More text
We won the open-call competition to design public realm structures that support mobile-working and promote collaboration. In an environment of large commercial buildings, the colour and life of the landscaped spaces are key, and these structures provide inviting human-scale spaces amongst the planting.
The structures respond to the change in contemporary work practices by embracing mobile technology and the new work-from-anywhere reality.
In the case of this "amphitheatre", the house profile is turned onto its side and stretched to form an 11m long shelter, located to face events and screenings in the British Council offices.
Externally, brightly coloured aluminium shingles refer to the tones of the plants and flowers, and relate to the coming other structures. Internally, paired glulam beams bring warmth, and tables and built-in chairs with armrests provide space to meet, work and take calls.
Delivered in a busy environment of large commercial buildings and ongoing construction sites, the pavilion was built with offsite prefabrication followed by a concentrated build phase on site.
Completed in 2020, the project provided much-needed, sheltered, outdoor meeting spaces during COVID restrictions.
Competition-winning design for Lendlease for mobile-working structures at International Quarter London in Stratford. A successful collaboration with YOU&ME, this is the first structure to be built of a family of proposed house-profile elements which are variously grouped, rotated, and scaled up.
More text
We won the open-call competition to design public realm structures that support mobile-working and promote collaboration. In an environment of large commercial buildings, the colour and life of the landscaped spaces are key, and these structures provide inviting human-scale spaces amongst the planting.
The structures respond to the change in contemporary work practices by embracing mobile technology and the new work-from-anywhere reality.
In the case of this "amphitheatre", the house profile is turned onto its side and stretched to form an 11m long shelter, located to face events and screenings in the British Council offices.
Externally, brightly coloured aluminium shingles refer to the tones of the plants and flowers, and relate to the coming other structures. Internally, paired glulam beams bring warmth, and tables and built-in chairs with armrests provide space to meet, work and take calls.
Delivered in a busy environment of large commercial buildings and ongoing construction sites, the pavilion was built with offsite prefabrication followed by a concentrated build phase on site.
Completed in 2020, the project provided much-needed, sheltered, outdoor meeting spaces during COVID restrictions.
Process
Competition panels
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Stratford IQL Pavilion
Year:
2018-20
Location: Stratford, London
, UK
Category:
Public
, Workspace
Competition: 2018; Project 2019-20; Construction 2020
Team: Oliver Cooke, Francis Fawcett; Andy Gibbs, Nabil Haque
Collaborators: YOU&ME link
Client: Lendlease
Structural engineer: Engenuiti
Landscape architect: Gustafson Porter + Bowman
Specialist contractor: Cake Industries
Photos: Peter Landers