We worked with an international team of production engineers to design a facility to house the manufacturing and assembly process for the wings of the Airbus A380—the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
Manufacturing such a large and sophisticated wing required a vast amount of space: the building has a volume of 2.3 million cubic metres and a floor area equivalent to ten football pitches. We collaborated with Airbus to ensure the space provided a world-class workplace for leading aerospace designers, manufacturers and engineers, with plenty of natural lighting, ventilation and external views.
Commercial
2003
Broughton, Wales
Client: Airbus
Albion Square
Our masterplan for Albion Square won unanimous approval from Hull’s planning committee. Our design includes 226 new homes and a large urban park, providing environmental and wellbeing benefits.
Our plan arranges four mixed-use blocks around the new park, designed to reflect the city’s history and respond to the surrounding context. Low-rise housing will harmonise with the existing Georgian terraces, and the Three Ships—the UK’s largest restored mural—will be returned to its original position.
Masterplan · Residential · Commercial
Ongoing
Hull, England
Client: Hull City Council
Bristol Harbourside
After many failed attempts at regenerating this contaminated industrial site, FaulknerBrowns won the opportunity to design the commercial heart of Bristol Harbourside.
The masterplan features three buildings with retail and restaurant space, creating an engaging and active streetscape. The buildings’ upper levels have varying uses: 70 social housing units, a 180-room hotel and a large leisure space.
The main challenge was integrating diverse uses above ground while maximising the retail frontage and managing services integration, access and escape. Our approach animated this to provide a vibrant new hub on this waterfront site.