space . This complex brief is ‘ poured ’ into the piazza that sits between the existing buildings . The building expresses itself as a series of undulating horizontal planes that hover over the piazza space , with clear glazing inbetween to ensure maximum light penetration into the new spaces .
A distinctively reactive architectural language has been developed that sinuously fills the space while using the existing structural grid from the parking basement below . The new structure purposefully contrasts the architecture that is there ; its curvaceous shape opening new spatial opportunities between itself and the existing built form .
The building uses a minimal palette of external finishes to emphasise its dynamic shape . The clear glazing is framed above and
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