Gasholder No. 8 competitionGasholder No. 8 competition

King’s Cross Central has selected a team to design the public realm and buildings for a new event space and public park within and around Gasholder No. 8, one of the relocated gasholder guide frame structures, in the heritage heart of the 67 acre King’s Cross Central development in London.

Our vision is to create an enchanting place, one of London’s gems. We want to establish a place that draws people, both locals and visitors, to relax, to have fun and to play. It will have a different feel from the surrounding environment but will make the most of its location next to the canal and the fantastic heritage structure of the gasholder.

We ran a two stage national competition to select a high quality UK-based team (for example, architects, landscape architects, artists and other designers) who combine a creative approach with a sound understanding of how indoor and outdoor event and recreation space is best designed and managed.

The competition has now concluded – 80 varied, ambitious and inspiring concept designs were submitted for the first stage at the beginning of August, from which 5 teams were shortlisted to take part in stage two. The 5 shortlisted teams were:
Bell Phillips and Kimble
Feix and Merlin
Gustafson Porter
Hakes Associates
Loop Architecture

Follow the links on left to view the stage one proposals from each of the shortlisted teams.

The teams developed their proposals further for a final presentation and review with the judging panel, and Bell Phillips and Kimble have been selected as the winners. Follow the link on the left to our press pages to view details of the winning scheme.

Any correspondence regarding the competition should be sent to competition@kingscrosscentral.com