The project is a convincing piece of temporary cultural architecture rather than a novelty installation: heat, ventilation, bench geometry, stage lighting, sound and audience circulation have been designed as one performance system. Its demountable construction also proposes a touring model for unconventional arts infrastructure.
Location
Sauna Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organizations
Studio Three Sixty — Architectural and performance-venue designer; Sauna Sessions Arts Club — Client, co-designer and operator; Lucy Osborne — Lead designer and co-founder; James Grieve — Co-founder and artistic collaborator; Summerhall Arts — Festival host and site partner
Completion of the 450-metre underground platforms is a substantial construction milestone for WilkinsonEyre’s planned London transport superhub and provides a timely entry point for evaluating the station’s engineering, passenger experience and surrounding public realm.
Location
Old Oak Common, West London, United Kingdom
Organizations
HS2 Ltd — Public railway project owner; WilkinsonEyre — Lead architect; WSP — Engineering and design collaborator; Balfour Beatty Vinci SYSTRA joint venture — Station construction partner; Expanded — Platform construction subcontractor; Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture — London tunnels contractor; Network Rail — Existing rail-network integration
