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Waste Not: 1890s Urinal Turned into a Sandwich Shop

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Sit at a counter embedded into a wall of urinals and enjoy a nice sandwich at Attendant, an eatery in London built in a former men’s bathroom. While it’s virtually unrecognizable after an extensive $150,000 renovation, it’s hard to imagine how the owners were able to look into the trash-strewn pit of a subterranean restroom and think about food.

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The Attendant restroom had been abandoned for more than fifty years before its two-year transformation. It now serves sandwiches, soup, breakfast, cakes and espresso drinks, with many ingredients plucked from the New Covent Garden Marketplace just down the street.

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Partners Peter Tomlinson and Ben Russell removed 12 layers of paint dating back over a century from the ornate wrought iron entrance and removed a wall that separated the urinals from the attendant’s space. The urinals were polished, a counter was added and a kitchen was built. Green seating matches the original Victorian floor tiles.

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Futuristic Floating Airport for London Features Underwater Tunnels

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London could get a new 21st-century airport that utilizes some of the only space left within the city – the surface of the Thames River. The London branch of the international architecture firm Gensler has unveiled plans for a futuristic floating airport with terminals connected by underwater tunnels that also lead to rail systems.


The new London Britannia airport would consist of a series of rounded pods along with four floating runways set on giant platforms that are anchored to the sea floor. The underwater tunnels would connect passengers to central London and to European rail networks. The proposal comes in answer to the UK government’s quest to increase airport capacity in southeast London.

And what of the aging Heathrow, London’s current airport? Gensler has plans for that space too, not intending to leave it abandoned and wasted. Take a look at Heathrow Eco City, a new green neighborhood for 300,000 residents and 200,000 workers which utilizes the old infrastructure of the airport.

Chris Johnson of Gensler says of the airport proposal, “This is a once in a century project that will build on the capital’s reputation for innovation and creativity and provide a new symbol of national pride. This is a fantastic opportunity to rethink the problems created by a redundant 20th century airport model and provide a genuine 21st century airport that creates a new standard for the world, minimising nuisance and maximising environmental benefits.”

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Olympic Disguise: Titanium Fish Screen Installation for London

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The thousands of people who sweep through the streets of east London as they make their way to and from various Olympic events won’t notice the less-than-aesthetically-pleasing rear end of the Stratford Centre shops. They’ll be too distracted by a new addition to the area: an 820-foot-long school of titanium fish.

The Stratford Shoal sculpture by Studio Egret West was created to screen the back of a 1970s shopping center, which was never really meant to be seen as much as it is today. A new bus terminal and train station refurbishment have given it new prominence – and it’s not exactly an architectural feature that the city of London is proud of.

While from afar, the sculpture is reminiscent of giant, colorful leaves in a metal forest, each individual form looks more like a fish when viewed up close, with shimmering, overlapping titanium scales. These shapes are designed to respond to the wind, so they seem to flutter and flap. The semi-permanent installation was designed and manufactured using the latest 3D technology.

““The Shoal was born of a desire to turn a negative into a positive. Instead of screening the back of house of the Stratford shopping centre, which now finds itself in the foreground, we have created a playful and dynamic edge that brings a moment of delight to those arriving in Newham,” says designer David West. “We specifically used titanium because of its range of colours and its shimmering quality, meaning that the Shoal’s appearance constantly changes in response to varying light conditions.”

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Rooftop Riverboat House Unveiled: A Room for London

Perched atop the Southbank Centre, a riverboat-shaped apartment called 'A Room for London' will offer lucky guests amazing views of the Summer Olympics in 2012. 1 Comment - Click Here to Read More »»

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Musical Coca-Cola Beatbox for the 2012 Olympics in London

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Bold and interactive, the Coca-Cola Beatbox by London architects Pernilla & Asif will beckon visitors inside to play music and gaze out at the London 2012 Olympic Park. The eye-catching red-and-white pavilion can actually be played like a musical instrument by interacting with sounds imbedded into the architecture itself.

The design was inspired by Coca-Cola’s ‘Move the Beat’ campaign, which aims to interest teens in the Olympics through a combination of music and sports. Visitors to the pavilion will be able to create their own tunes by remixing sounds that were recorded from various Olympic sports by music producer Mark Ronson.

The Coca-Cola Beatbox will be covered in ETFE plastic pillows that are sensitive to touch and movement. Once visitors make their way up the spiraling staircase that runs through the pavilion, they’ll be rewarded with panoramic views.

“We have sought out some of the most innovative engineers in the UK to work with us to realise our vision – a ‘building with a beat’,” say the architects. “The Coca-Cola Beatbox will be a sensory experience that fuses design, music, sport and architecture. It will be something that people have never seen or heard before!”

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Fanciful Rooftop Boat will be ‘A Room for London’

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