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KARRINYUP SHOPPING CENTRE, PERTH, TAYLOR ROBINSON CHANEY BRODERICK & HAMES SHARLEY
The Karrinyup Shopping Centre in Perth, Australia, has been expanded to double the size of its retail offering to 109,000 m2. The expansion was designed by co-design firms Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick and Hames Sharley (TRHS), also working initially with HOK. With client, AMP, they identified three principles “critical” to the project’s success: authenticity, connectivity, and diversity, and sought to “reimagine the big box typology”.
VLTAVA PHILHARMONIC HALL, PRAGUE BJARKE INGELS GROUP
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been announced as the winner of the international architectural competition for the design of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall, Prague, against a strong list of 18 other contenders. An international jury decided to appoint BIG to design the long-planned project, with the practice describing the scheme’s “ambition to attract not only classical music fans, but also the general public.” The winning design comprises three halls, and will also house the music department and the creative hub of the Municipal Library of Prague, along with a cafe/rooftop restaurant. The roof will be “a continuation of the public space of the square,” said BIG, allowing visitors to climb to the top without having to enter the building, and enjoy a “unique panoramic view of the whole of Prague.” The studio proposes to source wood from the Šumava National Park in the south of the Czech Republic for the construction, including wooden ceilings which will “permeate from the exterior to the interior, symbolically highlighting the theme of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall’s openness to its surroundings,” said BIG. With glass being a key element typical of Czech architecture, the material will “dominate the facade of the building.”
The Vltava Philharmonic will be the home of both the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK and the Czech Philharmonic, and will help “kick-start” the transformation of one of Prague’s most important brownfield sites, said the architects. The city plans that the new Bubny-Zátory district will eventually become home to 25,000 residents in 11,000 apartments. Construction work is expected to start in 2027, with the new concert hall expected to complete in 2032.
The shopping centre was to be the heart of the Karrinyup community, embodying the “coastal cool” vibe, and an investigation was undertaken of the area’s characteristics, with the design to incorporate “organic forms, natural textures and coastal colours”, inspired by the local landscape and flora, beach paths, and boat hulls. The facades of the centre were reimagined to better connect with the locality, now consisting of “large, bold, sweeping facades” to highlight pedestrian access at the centre’s east, west, and south entrances. Internally, connection to the environment was created through the use of large volumes, plenty of glazing, and sinuous skylights, to “summon the trademark airiness and abundant natural light that typifies Perth beaches”. The surrounding streets are visible throughout the centre and the upper levels offer views towards the coast, central Perth and Lake Gwelup.
The internal programme of the centre was designed to facilitate both regular and occasional shoppers. A number of precincts were created, each with its own identity yet all linked by “common design threads” to present a “unified and cohesive narrative”. The finished project provides not only a shopping centre but also a community hub that “sets new global benchmarks for retail experiences”.
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