Description
The existing building had already been altered and extended in 1999 by Covell Matthews Architects to provide a series of speculative bar / restaurant / club spaces. Regular music had decided to inhabit the last remaining unit in this complex. Due to the contractor going bust during the alterations some of the Unit 8 had [...]

“The lightcatcher wall celebrates the Northwest glass movement and glows like a yellowish agate from a nearby beach. I wanted to soften light like our clouds and create a sense of mystery like our mist and fog. It is also a glowing beacon at night,” says Olson. The colors of the exterior and galleries reflect [...]

HILTON LONDON CANARY WHARF
The Hilton London Canary Wharf ground floor is conceived as a single continuous open space. Spaces are defined only by sculptural interventions. The traditionally separate reception, lounge and bar are now linked, following the precedent of the now classic modern hotel lobby bar. Simple natural materials, honed stone, lucent pond green glass, [...]

The Hilton London Canary Wharf ground floor is conceived as a single continuous open space. Spaces are defined only by sculptural interventions. The traditionally separate reception, lounge and bar are now linked, following the precedent of the now classic modern hotel lobby bar.
The reception is backed by a riven stone wall, incised with slots of [...]