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Their use of custom designed ceramic elements of building fabric was a consistent thread. The colours appearing to shimmer in the light. The design journey of. Architects zaha hadid architects studio weave hopkins architects eric parry architects allford hall monaghan morris and adam architecture revealed their schemes in response to a brief from architect s journal in collaboration with promoters turkish ceramics which called for.

The site is located to the north of the existing king s cross railway station adjacent to st pancras international station on brownfield land formerly used for railway yards and gas containers. The façade includes bespoke ceramic cladding at ground level a seamless glazed podium level and a crafted glass detail on the upper levels. Here are a couple of the eric parry projects i found particularly interesting. Click on thumbnail image below to see full aj working detail as pdf.

Eric parry s 4 pancras square office building embodies the aesthetic of london s regenerated king s cross. Holburne museum extension bath by eric parry architects. Architect eric parry said. Eric parry architects the stunning extension in glass and ceramic has received the highest accolades with the complex high gloss glazed fins seeming to float above the structure.

Eric parry architects is an established and award winning practice with a portfolio of notable work. The practice has gathered together talented individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and a wide range of experience as a result epa operates easily within any frame of reference whether the far east or continental europe. Eric parry architects ceramic baguettes have given the welding institute three huge new buildings that look to future flexibility while blending in with their countryside setting the south face of the testing facility uses the baguettes to greatest effect. Eric parry founder and principal of eric parry architects said the commission to redevelop a site of this scale and significance is special in any city but in the historic heart of the city of london it presents a once in a generation opportunity the design journey of this urban proposition has been one of the most remarkable alignments between commerce culture and the public realm that i.

There has been a church on the site since the. St martin in the fields trafalgar square. The ceramic panels were the largest the manufacturer could produce necessitating a wall thickness of 50mm. Glazed ceramic used for the horizontal brise soleil shading of the upper levels reflects the light in contrast to the light absorbing patination of the steel.

Photo by tony bentley. The argent development at king s cross is one of the most significant recent developments in london. Eric parry principal eric parry architects. Six british architects have unveiled their designs for the architect s journal public water kiosk competition.