Report: Kissing Roofs

Issue
03/2019 Research and Education
Source
DETAIL
Task
Expansion / Roof Extension, Conversion / Refurbishment
Architecture
Heatherwick Studio
Exclusive retail areas were created inside the “kissing” roof extension. Not only does this create an exceptionally graceful open space but also a large, weather-protected common area below.
© Hufton+Crow
With the restauration and expansion of London's Coal Drops Yard into a shopping mall, Heatherwick Studio has blended old and new into a timeless work of art.
Exclusive retail areas were created inside the “kissing” roof extension. Not only does this create an exceptionally graceful open space but also a large, weather-protected common area below.
© Hufton+Crow