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They probably share much in common when it comes to sustainability and building effi ciency, but the means of how to get there might see them differing hugely. They fought head to head when RSHP was attempting to redevelop the Chelsea Barracks, and the wounds may still be raw. In 2009, having taken the scheme through signifi cant amounts of local consultation, the then Prince of Wales is believed to have pulled the project.
This move saw big names (along with Foster, David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid, Renzo Piano and Frank Gehry) joining forces to directly ask the Prince to change his mind, to no avail. But Lord Foster now wants to speak to the King about how to produce “healthier architecture and architecture which is more sustainable.” Foster will want to talk directly about how cities respond to climate change, and that may include new forms of planning and buildings which the King might need to take a deep breath before responding to.
Perhaps there is a happy medium between the tradition of Poundbury and Foster’s hi-tech? As I mentioned last month, maybe the growth in renovating, adapting and reusing older properties could be where a balance is found between the devotees of engineering-led, high performance structures, and the historically-inclined conservationists for whom the decoration is everything.
I feel that ‘fi t for the future’ will increasingly mean retrofi tting appropriate properties, not building new. Many commercial clients are already embracing this, partly as adaptive reuse means buildings are faster to market, but they can also provide more interesting as well as harmonious fabric in their context. As well as of course, being by far the more sustainable option.
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Tim Downes, development director at British Land, recently said there’s a palpable shift to reusing existing buildings, and this extremely infl uential client could be a bellwether for what’s to come. He said: “Carbon saving has undoubtedly gone up the agenda for, I hope, all developers but certainly all of the publicly listed developers, particularly on the commercial side.”
Initiatives such as ‘material passporting’ – stamping specifi cations and adding barcodes to steel and other materials, are becoming more common, showing the value being attached to secondhand materials. Things are changing in a big way, to bring the future closer to the past.
James Parker, Editor 05.23 ON THE COVER...
MVRDV redesigned an entire mixed use urban block in Montparnasse, Paris, retaining much of the original structure but adding social housing
GAÎTÉ MONTPARNASSE, PARIS MVRDV’s mixed use scheme in one of Paris’ most famous artists’ districts transforms a whole block but retains functions and fabric
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Cover image © Ossip van Duivenbode For the full report on this project, go to page 38
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orman Foster has extended an invitation to the newly-crowned, but famously traditionalist King Charles III, to discuss the “benefi ts of change” when it comes to designing buildings. This could be a fascinating meeting if it actually takes place, given the history of Charles’ relationship with the
architecture industry, some of which has been pretty bloody.
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