London Island Carpark

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LONDON ISLAND CARPARK – LONDON

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Placed in the new development area of London Island, close to Canary Wharf or The O2 Arena, this car park is linked to the London Film School and provides space to park for visitors, holding on its top the courts of the London Technology Institute.
The project receives a high-end treatment, equal to the tall buildings around, in colorful glazed red ceramics. The architects at Glenn Howells in this case took advantage of the customization possibilities of the Flexbrick curtains to recreate a crossed pattern in red, in relation to the symbols of London city, thus providing the entry of natural light and natural ventilation in the proportions needed for the program.
This sunscreen being fireproof, very durable, and dry installed, it also provided an economic advantage due to its fast installation, made in a couple of weeks once the substructure was placed, and avoiding the need for extra mechanical ventilation to the building, while at the same time offering a look of uniqueness and differentiation.

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Architect Glenn Howells 

Location London UK

Application Facade 

Brisbane Lion’s Brighton Homes Arena (Springfield Central Stadium)

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BRISBANE LION'S BRIGHTON HOMES ARENA – AUSTRALIA

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The renowned international architecture practitioner studio Populous has designed a new boutique 9,000-seat stadium and training facility for the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women’s (AFLW).

Brighton Homes Arena (Springfield Central Stadium), located at Springfield in the City of Ipswich, will be used for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, with the Modern Pentathlon to be staged at the venue. Welcoming the public at the entrance it’s the distinctive logo of the Lion, created with pixels of special stainless steel tiles with brushed gold finishing inserted in the Flexbrick prefabricated ceramic curtains that wraps the office building.

Completed in November 2022, the 8,000-capacity boutique stadium featuring the Michael Voss Oval is the new home ground of the Brisbane Lions AFLW team and hosted the 2022 AFLW Grand Final as its first ever game on November 27. The Lions Reserves who play in the second-tier VFL competition will also play at the ground, while it’ll host pre-season AFL matches.

The new complex features a purpose-built training area with an indoor field, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and community spaces. An administrative center with meeting rooms, an auditorium, and a cafe are included as elements to help provide new revenue streams for the Brisbane Lions club. In bid documents and videos, the venue had been referred to as Ipswich Stadium. It was also initially referred to as ‘The Reserve Community Arena’ by the Brisbane Lions before the naming-rights sponsorship with Brighton Homes was announced.

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Architect Populous 

Location AU

Application Facade 

Günter Park – Gran Canaria

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GÜNTER PARK - GRAN CANARIA

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Flexbrick is a flexible paving system that consists of a steel mesh filled with ceramic pieces of different shapes, colors, and sizes. This system allows for the creation of continuous, adaptable, and permeable surfaces that integrate with the environment and offer great resistance and durability.

Parque Günter is a public space located in the municipality of Telde, on the island of Gran Canaria. The park was inaugurated in 2019 and has an area of 12,000 square meters, divided into four thematic areas: the culture square, the water square, the sports square, and the leisure square.

The goal was to create a surface that could absorb excess water, prevent puddling, and facilitate drainage, while also being aesthetic and safe for users.

The steel mesh was fixed to the ground using anchors and filled with ceramic pieces, leaving gaps between them to allow water to pass through. The result is a flexible pavement that adapts to the irregularities of the terrain and temperature changes and offers great resistance to wear and impact.

The use of Flexbrick in the pavement of Parque Günter has provided an innovative, sustainable, and functional solution that has contributed to improving the quality of public space and creating a pleasant and playful environment for visitors.

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Architect Ángel Pérez 

Location Gran Canaria ES