British Architect Thomas Heatherwick Debuts His Newly Expanded BookMaking
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In 2010, Heatherwick transformed an 18th-century English paper factory into the first dedicated distillery and headquarters for gin-maker Bombay Sapphire. An impressive glass greenhouse, connected to the original structure, is made of 893 individually shaped curved-glass pieces.
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The Nanyang Technological University Learning Hub in Singapore, built in 2011, contains 56 tutorial rooms stacked into eight floors. By separating each podlike classroom with gardens, balconies, and social areas, the building encourages more interaction among students as well as air flow between the spaces.
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The Teesside Power Station, commissioned from Heatherwick Studio in 2009, will serve heat and power for 2,000 homes in northern England by burning biomass, or organic waste products.
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In 2004 Heatherwick created an undulating copper-colored staircase at Longchamp’s New York location, to lure shoppers up to the shop, tucked a bit out of sight on the second floor.
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Heatherwick designed the Rolling Bridge in London as an opening bridge–or drawbridge—that did not need to open. Rather, should boats need to pass, it just curls up into a ball on one side.
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Heatherwick reenvisioned the classic British Routemaster bus in 2010 to better serve the ecosystem. Powered by both electricity and diesel, and made as lightweight as possible, it uses 40 percent less fuel than the original.
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Bleigiessen, a sculpture Heatherwick created for the headquarters of London-based Wellcome Trust in 2002, is made of 300,000 hemispheres of glass hung from 27,000 wires—andwhich packs down to fit through a standard door.