The Broadcasting Place is a mixed-use development near the center of the city of Leeds. Conceived as a partnership between public and private, for the group Downing and Leeds Metropolitan University, which delivers approximately 10,200 m2 of new offices and teaching spaces along with 240 student residences in an iconic building of 23 floors. A new Baptist Church completes the package at its northern end.
The buildings are designed as solid forms of a landscape that is drawn on the rich heritage of the Yorkshire Geological and sculpture. The lower buildings reach a height of three contiguous block of flats, adjacent to the buildings of five floors. Tallest buildings ranging from 8 floors to six floors before reaching the highest point in complex with 23 floors. The strong roof surface was reflected in the mass of buildings that have a triangular shaped corners and projections sculptures. Through these solid forms, the windows were designed as the flow of water cascading over a rock formation. This design seeks to be reinforced by the choice of cor-ten steel as a solid material, sculptural and temporal, built as a front generated by a display of rain.
The development overcomes the challenges of a complicated field with a master plan that considers a highway in the city throughout the land while allowing for future growth. This location is key in Leeds and a major new public space linking urban areas to form a significant landscape element.
A key success of the complex is the innovative approach for the design of each lift. We develop our own software to generate a rigorous computational analysis of each section of the building facades. The result is a varied appearance for all, optimizing daylight and reduces solar penetration.
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