David Kohn Architects: Europan 9

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David Kohn Architects
511 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London NW5 1TL

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1/9 Outdoor public room

2/9 Crescents strategy 1

3/9 Crescents strategy 2

4/9 Planting strategy

5/9 Site plan

6/9 Crescent terrace

7/9 The full range of types

8/9 Phasing diagram

9/9 Section through crescent

Open competition entry 2008

We proposed a network of crescents that embraced the southern sun, the views across the Trent Valley and heightened one’s awareness of the gentle descent to the Caldon Canal’s edge. The new north-south urban grain would establish a connection between the city and the water that would characterise the proposed new area City Waterside. These urban vessels were to be like boats jostling in a harbour, having both interiors able to support life and exteriors providing protection from the elements.