Designing within constraints

The site in question sits within and around an existing structure beneath an occupied office and hotel tower, and a bus terminus needed to remain operational throughout the project. The design challenge was to introduce a contemporary retail environment while retaining existing structural and architectural features the client wished to keep, and to do so within tight cost and programme constraints. Benoy’s team worked closely with contractors on site to detail connections between new and existing elements, integrating a new central atrium space for pop-up events and activations, and introducing extensive LED screens on the facade facing the outdoor event space.