The Design District

Masterplan for 16 buildings and associated public space for the creative industries in Greenwich, London UK

Constructed 2021

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Work first began on this project in 2014 as part of a larger urban design for Greenwich Peninsula in London by Allies and Morrison. In that work was proposed a central cluster of 16 buildings for the creative industries which would be set-piece works by selected architects.

The District was designed as a cluster of small new London courtyards and lanes where people might find themselves “enjoyably lost”. It was to be a place of production not consumption, be public, and have many voices - not just single-origin “master architect” design.

The work included the selection and coordination of the work of eight architects, and the design of two of the buildings: Building C3 and Building D3.

Architects

6a, Adam Khan, Architecture 00, Assemblage, Barozzi Veiga, David Kohn, Mole, Selgas Cano

Landscape Architect: Shultze+Grassov