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Land Securities Office and Marketing Space Design by ESA Architects, in Leeds, United Kingdom Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:43 PM PDT This Land Securities Office and Marketing Space is designed by ESA Architects, located in Leeds, United Kingdom. The 8,500 sq ft floor plate features a "living wall", which snakes its way from end to end subtly changing colour as it goes. The wall divides 'public' from working spaces, manifesting itself in various forms in its journey from end to end of the space. It starts at reception, coloured orange and on its way encloses meeting rooms, work stations, a library and kitchens. It culminates in the marketing suite in the form of a backdrop/servery, by which time it has become a deep red. Full height glazing overlooking the Trinity Quarter allows Land Securities to reveal the development site to visitors at exactly the right moment in the presentation. Bamboo flooring has been used, delivering a low-cost, hardwearing alternative to hardwood. Commenting on the project, creative director of ESA Nic Sampson said: "The living wall is an organizing device which threads its way through the office, functioning as a dual working and marketing space. It establishes a strong theme that Land Securities staff and visitors can identify with. They have immediately taken the new space to their hearts and pride in their environment is evident in the way in which they are tending it and the way they show off their facilities to visitors." The project overlooks The Trinity Quarter, one of Land Securities' major town centre schemes which it is promoting in conjunction with Caddick Developments. The project is within an office building that was recently extensively refurbished by ESA.

Riva Hotel Design by Foster and Partners, in London, United Kingdom Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:43 AM PDT This Riva Hotel is designed by Foster and Partners, located in London, United Kingdom. The hotel, developed by Riva Properties is characterised by a distinctive layered glass shell, which floods the public spaces with daylight. Articulated as a 13-storey structure, several levels are sunk into the ground, keeping the building's profile low in response to the immediate surroundings. The rooms are contained within six pavilions, linked by bridges and wrapped in a unifying glass envelope, which acts as a barrier to aircraft noise. The entrance lobby has a floating glass deck with views down to the sunken restaurant level, shallow pool and waterfall. This restaurant floor is accessed via a timber walkway and incorporates a business centre, as well as a variety of venues to eat and drink. The double-height conference facilities, which have their own reception to allow separate access from street-level, encircle a top-lit atrium that brings natural light deep into the building and down to the lower levels. As well as a selection of meeting venues and breakout areas, there is a flexible 1,200-capacity ballroom, two auditoriums and a large conference room. The bowling centre that currently occupies the site will be reinstated within the new scheme at basement level and will remain a public facility. The hotel also incorporates a health centre with a pool, gym, saunas and treatment rooms. Grant Brooker, Executive Director at Foster + Partners, said: "This will be the first five-star hotel in the immediate vicinity of Heathrow and marks a key stage in the area’s transformation. We have enjoyed great support and encouragement from local residents, businesses and the Borough of Hillingdon and we believe that the hotel's wide range of facilities will ensure that it plays a vital role in serving both international travellers and the local community." Foster + Partners' design for a new five-star hotel on Bath Road, close to Heathrow Airport has been approved by the Mayor of London. The only five-star hotel in the area, it will offer a range of services, including the most extensive conference facilities of any London hotel, to serve the local community and businesses, as well as passengers using Heathrow.

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