Lord's sets the standard for matchless publice space

摘要

In its first joint venture with Alsop Architects, Toronto firm Robbie Young + Wright (RYW) has contributed a striking new addition to the changing city skyline with its extension and refurbishment to the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) (see pages 28-25). Gregory Woods is the partner in charge of the project for the firm, and instigated the collaboration of OCAD with Alsop's London office, which beat 35 other competition hopefuls to build the new extension. Nicknamed the 'flying tabletop', the winning scheme elevates a two-storey box 26 metres into the air, giving students spectacular city views, protecting residents' views of a nearby park and creating a unique courtyard below. The project provides a new studio and faculty space in the 'tabletop', and refurbishes the five existing campus buildings below.