Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, who were the Pritzker Prize Laureates in 2021, would no doubt agree, their practice being built around the adaptation of existing buildings for new uses once the original purpose has been deemed obsolete. That's why they were awarded the Pritzker Prize, in fact, and I should have added a note about this option in my previous post. That Prtizker was meant to be a wake-up call to landowners around the world about another option being open to them that they should take more seriously and think more creatively about.This is a good point.
However, now that it is a mixed-use development, I feel like there could have been a creative solution turning it into loft apartments + retail at base. To the degree the floorplates are too large, the demolition is showing a sturdy concrete structure and I expect it could have had an atrium cut out of the centre without affecting the integrity of the building.
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