Two 6a architects-designed buildings, A2 and B2, launch at the Design District in London
However, these seemingly random volumes are not an architect's mere flight of fancy. 'The shape was a product of the areas required distributed over the allowable height. We started with a straight extrusion of the footprint repeating up to the maximum height. However, this produced more space than required,' 6a explain. 'So, we started cutting the volume obliquely until we reached exactly the right areas.
The choice of materials was similarly informed by practical needs and qualities, such as durability. The architects ended up using terrazzo and corrugated aluminium on the outside, and blockwork and pink plasterboard inside. The work of American artist Richard Artschwager, who made sculptures using Formica, served as inspiration.
It was a welcome challenge for the architects at 6a: 'It is very rare for a developer to create a centre of creative production like Design District. It is a completely synthetic place, the product of an idea more than evolving over time. In one sense, Design District is quite foreign to London’s general tendency to evolve naturally with uses moving organically around the city over time.
And with only a few studios left available at A2 and B2, there's yet more coming up by the dynamic Design District team. A further two four-storey properties are being prepared, D4 designed by Barozzi Veiga and B1 by SelgasCano. These, set to similarly house workspace, will offer even more opportunities for creative businesses to make a home in this corner of south London.
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