Company Profile and cross section of recent project work

2. 4 John Prince’s Street
London W1G 0JL
T. 020 7495 5755 F. 020 7491 4854
www.flacq.com
FLACQ creates inspirational and
sustainable environments. Our buildings
and masterplans meet the most complex
planning and design requirements.
We are aspirational, challenging and
collaborative in our approach to defining
exceptional solutions.
FLACQ has a reputation for design excellence
and the highest standards of professional
service in all sectors and scales of design,
offering clients a complete range of design
skills Including architecture, masterplanning,
urban design and interiors.
The practice’s strength lies in its director-
led, strategic ability to lead teams in
complex project environments and work
collaboratively and rapidly to find creative
and sustainable solutions. We produce
designs that meet clients’ practical and
financial requirements and make creative,
thoughtful contributions to the environment.
Designing beautiful, vibrant urban
environments and buildings that embody
the highest environmental standards is our
key objective at FLACQ. We aim to achieve
this while enhancing the quality of life for
people who live and work in our buildings.
Sustainable design should not compromise
levels of, environmental and architectural
quality or personal mobility but quietly,
efficiently and elegantly support these
objectives.
FLACQ has completed many prestigious
projects for a client base comprising
governments, commercial companies
and private individuals. We have recently
participated in invited competitions for
Argent Group PLC, Stanhope PLC and
Hammerson and enjoy the dialogue and
challenges set by commercial clients. A
scheme for 300 residential units on the
Greenwich Peninsula for Crest Nicholson
and MDL and a mixed use 100 unit, canal-
side development for Countryside Properties
are both underway. We are working with
SKANSKA on a major BSF schools project in
Bristol, and are retained by Lloyds of London
as its architect.
The practice’s design flair has been
recognised in a number of international
architecture competitions. FLACQ received
a commendation for its submission for the
London 2012 Olympic VeloPark design and
has been chosen as an architect for the
Athletes Village. FLACQ won the international
design competition for the Central
Promenade, Morecambe, for Urban Splash
and was recently short-listed in the RIBA
competitions for Birnbeck Island, Weston-
Super-Mare and Lex Walsall.

3. MASTERPLANNING
Masterplanning
Often misunderstood as shapemaking at a
grand scale, FLACQ understands that the
most intelligent masterplans can only emerge
from a truly thorough multidisciplinary
approach. The best solutions are found
through the complex interplay and balance of
transport, density and balance of uses.
The form and disposition of the individual
buildings within the plan will be influenced
by the topography, local climate, green
spaces, hydrology and relevant natural
features. Key to creating a long-term
sustainable plan is an understanding of
how the proposals can expand and change
over time, flexibility at an urban level is as
important as within the built form itself.

4. MASTERPLANNING
Making a place
Central Promenade
Morecambe
FLACQ’s scheme for the Central Promenade
site provides a setting for the restored 1930’s
Midland Hotel and spearheads Morecambe’s
regeneration.
A phased mixed-use development creates
a new vibrant heart to Morecambe, all
connected by a boardwalk. Fingers of
development spring from a new public
open space offering a clear organisational
hierarchy as well as shelter from the
elements. Connectivity between the town
centre and seafront is improved and phasing
allows a flexible approach.
FLACQ’s approach recognises that the
project will be dependent on the commercial
viability of the various components. The
provision of hotel accommodation, private
housing and a ring of retail and leisure
activities will cross subsidise significant and
lasting public realm improvements, all of
which are designed to meet the expectations
of a wide range of user groups.
The design allows for flexibility particularly
given the uncertainties in the local
commercial market and seeks to ‘make a
place’ during the first of four building phases.
RIBA Competitions winning scheme 2005.
Client: Urban Splash
Stages: A-D
Value: £65M

5. MASTERPLANNING
High density living
around a new
neighbourhood
square
Leicester Waterside
The Waterside Regeneration Area is located
to the west of Leicester City Centre. FLACQ’s
vision creates a high-density, mixed-use
residential neighbourhood that responds to
its historic connection with the River Soar
and Grand Union Canal.
The 1.25 hectare site is flanked by a disused
viaduct. The scheme revitalizes a series
of Victorian railway arches to house cafes,
shops and gallery/studio spaces along one
side of a major new public open space.
600 apartments, duplexes and townhouses
provide mixed tenure accommodation above
the daytime facilities. Secure parking is
planned at ground floor level and in a stand-
alone building.
Planning consent achieved March 2007.
Client: Leicester Regeneration Company
Stages: A-D
Value: £50M

6. MASTERPLANNING
Mixed use waterfront
scheme
Lex Walsall
FLACQ has been short-listed, from 137
entrants, for an RIBA international open
competition to advance designs for a
canalside mixed use development in the
heart of Walsall. The peninsula scheme, on
the junction of 2 canal branches, exploits
its position at the western end of a wider
masterplan and forms a foil to the new
Walsall Art Gallery.
A proposed hotel and commercial building
are prominent on the busier roadside with
a residential block and cultural building on
the waterside frontages. The idea of semi
public spaces cut into the buildings is tested
and a stepped form expresses the notion of a
carved urban block opening up to the water.
Client: Urban Splash
Stages: Competition
Value: £32- 42M

7. MASTERPLANNING
A new destination
St Botolph’s Cultural
Quarter, Colchester
FLACQ was short listed with Countryside
Properties to design a mixed use
development for the St Botolph’s area of
Colchester.
The development includes 130 residential
units, shops, bars, cafes, arts studios, a
boutique hotel and a new public open space.
Small businesses and studios provide a
daytime use and active frontages at ground
level.
The environmental strategy maximises
daylight and the use of recycled, naturally
insulated, low embodied energy and local
materials. Solar collectors on the south
facing roofs are combined with a bio-fuels
energy centre.
Client: Countryside Properties
Stages: A-C
Value: £75M

8. MASTERPLANNING
Affordable
infrastructure for
sustainable living
Central Campus
Chelmsford
FLACQ is part of the masterplanning team
seeking to deliver a mixed-use scheme on
the former Anglia Ruskin University site,
adjacent to Chelmsford’s main railway
station.
The scheme seeks to reinforce existing
connections between the commercial and
civic centres, and then onto the park and
Essex County Cricket ground to the south.
The mixed-use proposal provides in excess
of 800 homes, a hotel, an extra care facility
and retail/commercial spaces. A series
of new open spaces is created providing
identifiable neighbourhoods and a new
urban park.
FLACQ is also engaged on detailed proposals
for the east side of the site which includes
the development of existing buildings within
the Conservation Area and proposals for new
buildings with a range of uses.
Client: Genesis Housing/Hill Residential
Stages: A-D
Value: £75-£125m

9. MASTERPLANNING
Destination Weston-
Super-Mare
Birnbeck Island and
Pier
A low impact, sustainable development to
regenerate Birnbeck Island and Pier using
the site’s natural resources to heat, cool, filter,
cleanse and grow. The scheme celebrates
local traditions whilst ringing in the new.
The development features vibrant public
spaces and a collection of markets,
restaurants, bars, independent retailers and a
music venue for festivals and concerts.
There are excellent coastal views from
permanent earth sheltered dwellings
nestled into the mainland hill, with the
island’s natural qualities enhanced through
a sensitive landscape of mud-scapes, reed
beds, sea pools and mollusc beds.
RIBA competition shortlist 2008.
Client: Urban Splash
Stages: A-B

10. MASTERPLANNING
Muntazah Street,
Masterplan, Doha
The masterplan vision for the Muntazah Area
in Doha had been established .The feasibility
study focused on a single urban block,
bounded on 2 sides by busy roads, in which a
vibrant mix of uses was envisaged.
The vision for the site included a conference
hotel and serviced apartments, residential,
retail and office buildings creating courtyard
areas of different character by arranging the
buildings in response to context and use. The
quieter roads give access to the residential
areas with the more prominent hotel and
commercial uses flanking the main streets. A
leisure courtyard and sports club forms the
heart of the scheme with basement parking
serving all buildings directly.
The study was undertaken by Marcus Lee of
FLACQ with Finlay Harper Porter Hadife
Floor area 115,000 sq m

11. MASTERPLANNING
Integrating Landscape
and Architecture
Olympic VeloPark,
London 2012
FLACQ was shortlisted to design the Olympic
VeloPark for the London 2012 Games.
The design aims to create a world-class
cycling venue that is deliverable, cost-
efficient and provides a positive contribution
to the legacy urban strategy. Strong
environmental credentials are achieved
through the use of appropriate materials and
services strategy.
The scheme locates the Velodrome as the
northern gateway building to the Olympic
Park, with all of the cycling facilities
rearranged within the urban plan to give the
building a powerful presence.
London 2012 competition shortlist 2007.
Client: Olympic Delivery Authority
Stages: A-B
Value: £45M

12. MASTERPLANNING
Belvederes and boats
Marine Wharf,
Deptford
FLACQ’s feasibility study for Marine Wharf
creates a new linear park and pedestrian
link along the course of the disused Surrey
Canal. The masterplan provides a transition
between the geometry of the Canal and the
established grain of docks and wharves.
A new residential quarter with a commercial
square breathes new life into a redundant
brownfield site.
The use of ‘belvederes’ in varying heights
and forms, atop a strong five storey base,
offers a relevant architectural response to the
site’s context and the client’s aspirations for a
high density development.
Client: Berkeley Homes
Stages: A-B
Value: £68 million

13. MASTERPLANNING
An uninterrupted
landscape
Hillside Masterplan,
Umbria
FLACQ‘s feasibility study and concept design
for a new Spa, Hotel, Villa and Townhouse
development in Umbria responds to the
existing landscape.
The site is 225 hectares of mixed woodland
and agricultural land and is centered around
a 15th century forte and castello. The existing
buildings have fallen into disrepair but retain
their magnificent hilltop presence.
The project is designed to be an exemplar
environmental development seeking to
minimise disruption to the existing natural
landscape and native habitats. Small clusters
of new buildings, of a similar scale to a
typical Italian village, are embedded into the
landscape close to the existing woodlands,
concealed from the main approach and
respectful of the historic viewing corridors of
the forte.
The use of green roofs, rainwater harvesting
and recycling, solar, thermal, geothermal,
local labour and materials have been
explored during feasibility stage.
Client: Amoria
Stages: A-B
Value: £54 million

14. MASTERPLANNING
Touching the ground
lightly
Alentejo, Portugal
FLACQ‘s feasibility study and concept
design for a new eco tourism / high quality
residential and working farm responds to the
existing landscape.
The site is 900 hectares of mixed woodland
and agricultural land and is centered around
a lakes and gentle rolling hills of beautiful
farmland and cork / holm trees. The existing
buildings have fallen into disrepair but retain
their magnificent hilltop presence.
An extremely exciting project of the
highest architectural quality with a serious
environmental agenda creating tourism in
the most sustainable way.
Client: Amoria
Stages: A-B
Value: Undisclosed

15. MASTERPLANNING
Flexible public space
Brown Hart Gardens
FLACQ’s proposal for Grosvenor Investments
celebrates the existing structure while
providing new facilities and flexible spaces
for cultural events and entertainment.
A fixed arch provides cover to the restaurant
and a strong marker to Brown Hart Gardens,
encouraging daytime use. The arch is
planted on both the vertical and horizontal
surfaces.
A series of moveable arches – a ‘nest
of tables’ – provide a flexible space for
exhibitions or one off events. When not in
use the moveable arches stack to one side
allowing quiet enjoyment of the space
Client: Grosvenor Investments
Value : £5million
Stages: A-D

16. MASTERPLANNING
Working with Urban
Splash
Stalybridge
FLACQ’s proposal for developers Urban
Splash reinforces the industrial past of this
urban site in North West England.
Conversion of an old textile mill building to
residential usage and provision of new build
units with river and canal views is coupled
with significant infrastructure improvements.
Client: Urban Splash
Stages: A-C
Value: £35 million
Ancoats
Feasibility study to assess development
options for New Islington.
Undertaken whilst at Richard Rogers
Partnership. Project leaders - Marcus Lee and
James Finestone.
River Irwell
An award winning scheme for a mixed-
use development seeking to establish
a destination from the first phase of
construction.
A landscape bund wall creates a natural
buffer around the site. All apartments benefit
from both private balcony spaces and semi
private courtyards. A public square leading
to the riverside path provides a ten minute
walk to central Manchester.
Client: Urban Splash
Stages: A-C
Value: £38 million

17. MASTERPLANNING
Sustainable
masterplan in the
Sierra Nevada
Granada, Spain
The long term masterplan for an exceptional
stretch of mountainside on the edge of the
Sierra Nevada.
A highly sustainable, mixed use residential
development focused around a golf course,
water theme park and public open spaces.
Landscape and water are key features in
a development plan for 5000 homes and
community uses which seeks to enhance
the contoured topography and rich natural
setting.
Client: Private

18. MASTERPLANNING
Sustainable
communities
Bjorvika, Oslo
The masterplan for East Oslo is facilitated
by a tunnel that removes the main road
circulation from the sea edge. The plan
structures a new dense mixed use city
extension around a new piazza to provide a
local focus for the development. The radial
network of streets maximises the incredible
views to the sea and allows some canals to
reach deep into the city.
This project was undertaken at Richard
Rogers Partnership.
Parc Bit, Mallorca
A dense, mixed use development for 5000
inhabitants in the hills of Mallorca is being
built for IT and technical businesses. The
built form follows the contours of the land
and harnesses the local resources of wind
and water, preserving the ecological value of
the landscape.
This project was undertaken at Richard
Rogers Partnership.
Almada Docks,
Lisbon
This regeneration of a disused shipyard and
industrial land on the South side of the River
Tejo reconnects Almada with land previously
OPPOSITE: disconnected from the urban centre. A
Parc Bit, Mallorca high quality mixed use and high density
development is structured around the water.
TOP: An integrated public transport system creates
Bjorvika, Oslo stunning new neighbourhoods for living and
working.
BOTTOM:
Almada Docks, This project was undertaken at Richard
Lisbon Rogers Partnership.

19. MASTERPLANNING
New Urban Quarters
Central Campus,
Chelmsford
The Masterplan for 700 new homes, offices,
retail, arts and small business spaces in
the centre of Chelmsford aims to establish
a new, vibrant quarter of the city. A central
landscaped space and green bridge to the
park make a fantastic focal space that is well
integrated to the existing urban fabric.
Undertaken whilst at Richard Rogers
Partnership. Project Leaders: Marcus Lee /
James Finestone
Client: Countryside Properties Plc
Stages: A-C
Fairfield Halls,
Croydon
The renovation and extension of the Fairfield
Halls is a focal point for the regeneration
of this under-utilised part of the centre of
Croydon. The Concert Hall, new homes and
retail space are connected to the city with a
new landscaped space and link to the park
under the ring road.
Undertaken at Richard Rogers Partnership.
Project Leaders: Marcus Lee / James
Finestone
Client: Countryside Properties Plc
Stages: A-C
Guildford Exchange
A new Station Concourse and Public
OPPOSITE: Transport Interchange reconnects Guildford,
Chelmsford previously split by the railway cutting. The
mix of residential, office and retail space
TOP: creates a new live/work neighbourhood in
Chelmsford the centre of town.
MIDDLE: Undertaken at Richard Rogers Partnership.
Fairfield Halls, Project Leaders: Marcus Lee / James
Croydon Finestone
BOTTOM: Client: Countryside Properties Plc
Guildford Exchange Stages: A-C

20. RESIDENTIAL
Residential
We design cohesive, flexible homes that
reflect our clients’ wishes and needs.
Whether designing individual houses or
large, urban housing schemes, we seek
to create great places to live that respond
positively to the local context.
We are interested in the interaction of
materials, light and space in domestic
environments and in the relationship
between the interior environment and the
great outdoors. The ability to change the
size and use of spaces either dynamically or
permanently is a constant consideration in
making tailored solutions.
FLACQ takes its environmental
responsibilities seriously. We encourage
clients to balance the environmental impact
of a project through careful analysis and
balancing against an agreed cost plan.

21. RESIDENTIAL
Working within a
masterplan
East Riverside,
Greenwich Peninsula
Part of the Greenwich Peninsula Masterplan
this mixed tenure residential building
provides 300 units and is situated between
North Greenwich Station and the Riverboat
Pontoon.
A rind of townhouses at street level, with
apartment blocks rising to 23 storeys. Roof
gardens, raised courtyards and balconies
create a range of external spaces from
which to enjoy the riverside setting, with
landscaping responding to the local
environment: a graduated planting scheme
leading from the exposed riverside setting
to the sheltered courtyard spaces at second
level.
The design makes reference to its riverside
location, from a colour palette derived
from river vessels to the shapes of stacked
shipping containers.
Client: Crest Nicholson / MDL
Stages: A-L
Value: £55M

22. RESIDENTIAL
Securing the future for
community facility
Crown & Manor Boys
Club, Hackney
A new sports facility, with multi-use indoor
games court, gym and social spaces for the
Crown and Manor Boys Club, topped by
105 residential units designed to maximise
daylight, privacy and views over the adjoining
Regents Canal.
The scheme aims to replace ageing and
outdated facilities and, through an increased
density of residential accommodation
appropriate to the site’s location, to establish
a trust fund to finance the Boys Club’s future
activities.
Client: Countryside Properties PLC
Stages: A-D
Value: £12M

23. RESIDENTIAL
A landmark building
Kings Cross Building
T1
A mixed use building in the new Kings Cross
Masterplan: a new Energy Centre, multi
storey car park, a residential ‘wrap’ and an
active roof including a running track and
environmental systems.
FLACQ’s proposal provides a safe
environment and a pleasant, user-friendly car
parking facility. The external ‘railway face’
of the car park is characterised by a mesh
of coloured fins; the residential wrap or ‘city
face’ is animated by balconies.
Client: Argent
Stages: A-B
Value: £30M

24. RESIDENTIAL
Mixed use scheme
delivery
Potsdammer Platz,
Berlin
This dynamic reinterpretation of the Berlin
Block is given a new multi-use layering
by integrating the built form with a three
dimensional landscape.
The design has strong ecological
imperatives, in terms of low energy use,
shading and landscape.
Undertaken with Richard Rogers Partnership.
Client: Daimler Chrysler
Stages: A-L
Value: £30M

25. RESIDENTIAL
Zallaq Beach Hotel,
Bahrain
The 5 star hotel is designed in a stepped
crescent form so that all 250 rooms with
balconies have sweeping views of the sea.
The form of the building is designed to
maximize the views for each suite while
maintaining visual privacy. The curved
timber lattice roof forms a grand mushrabiya
that shades the penthouse suites and pools
while giving the hotel its distinctive form.

26. RESIDENTIAL
Maximising potential
on a tight urban site
Murray Mews,
Camden
A new build, light filled house in North
London, designed to adapt to the changing
needs of a growing family by providing
flexible bedrooms, play and study spaces.
A large open plan, double height living/
dining and kitchen space is overlooked by a
play deck. High-level terraces combined with
a small garden add to a sense of space and
encourage outdoor living.
A central block-work shaft creates a
staggered void, enabling light to pass
through the core of the building. The house
opens at the rear through sliding glass
doors and windows (treated to reduce
winter energy loss) creating light filled
accommodation and the illusion of greater
space.
Client: Private
Stages: A-L
Value: £250,000

27. RESIDENTIAL
Adjustable family
home
Orleston Mews,
Islington
A timber framed house in Islington designed
a strong environmental agenda. The fluid
design allows for change over time and
eventual deconstruction and recycling of
components.
Low energy materials, high levels of
insulation and a wood chip boiler for
low energy use all combine to make an
environmentally aware building.
Client: Private
Stages: A-L
Value: £250,000

28. RESIDENTIAL
A Kit of Parts with
an Environmental
Agenda
Rowe Lane, Hackney
The spirit of the Californian case study
houses and the simplicity of Japanese
domestic architecture inspired this project
where flexibility and buildability were key
criteria. FLACQ and Arup evolved a bespoke
timber frame kit whose modular approach
facilitated a fast build programme.
An open plan living space connects
to front and back outdoor space with
cellular bedrooms formed within the frame
module. Changing family requirements
are accommodated through demountable
partitioning and non-reliance on load-
bearing walls.
Environmental credentials are high: a timber
pellet boiler heats the house, adjacent tree
foliage provides natural shading, cooling is
achieved through cross ventilation.
Client: Private
Stages: A-L
Value: £300,000

29. RESIDENTIAL
Encouraging outdoor
living
Melbury Road
Complete remodeling of a west London
townhouse, within a conservation area,
featuring a full width extension at lower
ground floor level. Formal living spaces are
grouped at ground level leading down to a
large family room.
In addition to full height glazing, roof lights
and a frameless bay window provide natural
light to the new family living and dining
spaces.
Client: Private
Stages: A-L
Value: £2M

30. RESIDENTIAL
California comes to
Dulwich
Dulwich Pool House
A conversion of a neo-Georgian house
in Dulwich creates a revitalised space for
stylish family living. A fully glazed extension
leading out to a timber deck and slate lined
swimming pool, and shocking pink walls à
la Luis Baragán set the scene, with external
fireplace and framed views to the garden
beyond.
Extensive remodelling of the existing ground
floor creates a multifunctional space with
backlit bar and kitchen, a freestanding
fireplace and family dining and sitting areas.
Roof lights provide natural illumination and
existing windows are treated to resemble
large picture frames.
Shortlisted for the AJ Small Projects Award,
Finalist FX Awards.
Client: Private
Stages: A-L
Value: £1M

31. COMMERCIAL
Commercial
FLACQ understands the prime drivers behind
commercial buildings but is also aware
that different clients, markets and locations
will often require very different responses.
We spend time assimilating the client’s
requirements before proposing solutions.
We look for ways to make commercial
buildings as efficient as possible while
balancing the needs to make them
sustainable and future-proof. We make
buildings that can change and adapt to
future changes in the market.
We look for ways to make the user
experience in our buildings as enjoyable
as possible, giving identity to the working
space, the tenancy and the building as a
whole.
FLACQ believes that strong commercial
architecture should make a positive
contribution to the wider context of a city and
offer significant benefits to the public realm.

32. COMMERCIAL
A new civic building
Elisabeth House
Manchester
A new corner office building facing onto St
Peter’s Square in the centre of Manchester.
A mix of restaurant, retail and entrance
spaces at ground floor combines with
improvements to St Peter’s Square to create
an animated public realm.
The ordered façade features double height
skycourts which address key city views
and provide a variety of internal office
spaces. The flexible footprint allows for split
tenancies across and between floor plates.
Client: Argent Estates
Stages: A-B
Value: £50M

33. COMMERCIAL
Reinforcing the brand
LLOYD’S London
FLACQ was commissioned by LLOYD’S to
look at ways of adapting its iconic building
on Lime Street to reflect two decades of
organisational change. A reassessment of
internal space and adjustments to circulation
through the building, coupled with a
proposed external reception area, revealed
how LLOYD’S could release additional floor
space.
FLACQ has been retained by LLOYD’S to
advise on the future of the LLOYD’S building
and its listed status.
Client: LLOYD’S of London
Stages: A-B
Value: £20M

34. COMMERCIAL
A 24 hour building
Channel 4
An initial feasibility study led to a commission
to upgrade a number of public spaces within
Channel 4’s Horseferry Road headquarters
building.
The new restaurant and bar reflects Channel
4’s re-branding and includes a combination
of open public areas and more intimate
spaces.
‘Bookend’ bar elements address the 24-hour
working cycle within the building.
Times Gestener Award Winner
Client: Channel 4
Stages: A-B
Value: £500,000

35. TRANSPORT
Transport
FLACQ understands the complexity of
transport design and have the ability to think
strategically and rapidly to evolve the best
solutions. We are experienced in leading
multidisciplinary teams of consultants, to
achieve the best results.
Whether working on international airport
terminals or bus /rail interchanges, we
apply rigor and expertise to understand
and integrate the technical, administrative
and retail requirements – maintaining an
overview to ensure that the passenger
experience is optimised.

36. MASTERPLANNING
A landmark building
Belfast Transport
Interchange
FLACQ and Atkins are working together on a
significant regeneration urban design project
for Belfast.
The feasibility for redeveloping and re-
orientating the Great Victoria Street Station
and its hinterland offers the opportunity
to establish a new state of the art public
transport interchange.
This mixed use scheme will serve as a new
gateway to Belfast offering much improved
train and bus commuter facilities, while also
creating a sense of place, clearer way-finding
and a vibrant public realm.
The project intends to fully integrate the
passenger flows into the fabric of the city
and explore the scope for other uses in and
around the station area.
The study will also consider the possibilities
of the central station and how the potential
redevelopment of the two terminuses might
jointly benefit one another.
Client: Atkins / Nithco
Stages: A-B
Value: Undisclosed

37. TRANSPORT
A key transport hub
Finsbury Park
The scheme integrates an existing low
rise medium density context with high rise
buildings exploiting views and adding value.
New retail and travel concourse space
responds to the footfall of new passenger
flows.
Finsbury Park City North Site is fundamentally
a regeneration project. Its siting adjacent to a
major rail, bus and underground interchange
justifies the tall building proposal as a marker
for a key transport hub.
RIBA Competition shotlist.
Client: BDCG
Stages: Competition
Value: £70M

38. TRANSPORT
A new arrival
City Transport
Interchange
A sculptural building that combines the
vertical interchange between London
Underground and the new St Pancras
International with the station’s primary retail
and catering outlets.
The smooth curved shell encloses shops,
restaurants and cafes and surrounds a
seating area with views over the main
concourse. The building nestles below the
grand roof and forms an animated, dynamic
counterpoint to the formal renewed splendor
of the renovated Western Range buildings.
Developed in conjunction with John McAslan
and Partners, architects for the Kings Cross
redevelopment site.
Client: Network Rail / Arup
Stages: C-F
Value: £10M

39. TRANSPORT
A major transport
interchange
Ebbsfleet
The design for a campus of buildings
exploring several alternative approaches
to creating a new public space outside
Ebbsfleet International. Proposals combine
75-100,000 sq ft of commercial space, 150
residential apartments, an 80 bed hotel and
the requirement for 2000 car parking spaces
in a multi storey structure.
The preferred proposal forms cluster blocks
around the new square providing discrete
but clear access to the parking. This frames
the public space with a series of buildings
rather than making a single high block.
Client: Land Securities
Stages: Competition shortlist

40. TRANSPORT
A retail focus
Aberdeen Gateway
FLACQ’s light filled scheme for Aberdeen
Gateway creates a focal point for residents
and visitors to the city.
The new form creates a limb between the
railway station, a new shopping centre and
the city beyond.
An open top provides natural ventilation and
acts as a window to the external conditions.
Client: Hammerson
Stages: A-B
Value: £10M

41. TRANSPORT
Airport Collaboration
Domedodevo
The proposal is for a private jet terminal
that will extend the current airport by
providing discrete, weather protected fast
and convenient access for customers. The
building includes a covered heated drop-off
reception space with private pilot meeting
points and covered access to the jets under
a great sweeping roof that embraces the
entrance and the hangars.
There will be capacity for serving up to 40
airplanes up to the size of a 737.
In association with YRM Architects.
Stages: A-C
Value; £25M

42. TRANSPORT
Creative connections
Heathrow Terminal 1
All 4 FLACQ directors have been closely
involved with a number of Airport buildings
at all stages of design and delivery including
Terminal 1 International Departures Lounge,
Europier and the Flight Connections Centre.
James Finestone and Kim Quazi were project
architects for Europier. Marcus Lee and Hal
Currey led the IDL and FCC projects.
All these projects were undertaken whilst at
Richard Rogers Partnership.
Client: BAA
Heathrow Terminal 5
FLACQ directors gained high level airport
planning expertise during the course of
the project through multiple study trips
OPPOSITE: and feasibility projects on major airports
Heathrow T5 worldwide.
TOP: Marcus Lee led the T5 competition in 1989
Heathrow T1 and he and James Finestone went on to front
the project from feasibility through to delivery
MIDDLE: stages.
Flight Connections
Centre, T1 Work on Terminal 5 was undertaken whilst at
Richard Rogers Partnership.
BOTTOM:
Europier, T1 Client: BAA

43. TRANSPORT
Stirling Prize winner
Barajas Airport,
Madrid
The new terminal layout was conceived
as an expression of the processing
functions of an airport. A modular system
of building components was developed to
accommodate the flexible needs of a 30
MPPA terminal.
The check-in, security, passport control and
departure lounges are organised across
canyon spaces lighting the baggage reclaim
and immigration areas.
This diagram later informed the Heathrow
Terminal 5 designs.
Marcus Lee was competition architect for the
project whilst at Richard Rogers Partnership.

44. INTERIORS
Interiors
FLACQ works hard to make interior
spaces and fit-out designs that reflect the
aspirations and core values of our clients.
We assess options with the client that
encourage lateral thinking and allows the
team to find the right way of allocating the
budget so that emphasis is put in the right
places.
We make intensive use of 3 dimensional
tools whether physical models, or computer
visualizations, to help the client understand
the spaces and the way in which they will be
used.

45. INTERIORS
Grand Buildings fit out
Marakon Associates
FLACQ has a continuing relationship with
Marakon Associates. Work has included
a series of fit out projects addressing the
reception area and a full overhaul of the
20,000 sq ft floor plate overlooking Trafalgar
Square.
Short listed for the AJ Small Projects Award.
Included in the Times Gestener Collection.
Client: Marakon Associates
Stages: A-L
Value: £500,000
Spark & EO
Headquarters
A 20,000 sq ft fit out of developer space for
venture capitalists and online share dealing
company near Regent Street, London. Views
across the transparent boardroom to the
main office space show the business in
action.
Included in the Times Gestener Collection.
Client: New Media Spark
Stages: A-L
Value: £500,000

46. INTERIORS
Furniture as fabric
Bodas
Three award-winning projects for Bodas
achieve maximum impact for minimum
budget. Fit outs are designed to be flexible
and provide the best possible use of small
spaces.
Each unit has a branded Bodas wall that
both advertises the product and provides
substantial display and storage space.
Client: Bodas
Stages: A-L
Value: £30,000

47. INTERIORS
Strengthening the
brand
Senova Dental
Studios
FLACQ has delivered a suite of new surgeries,
spa facilities and office spaces for Senova
Dental.
The client’s brief embraced two
considerations: a peaceful, comfortable
internal environment in keeping with
Senova’s contemporary style and strong
professional reputation; and an eye catching
street frontage to enhance the image of the
practice and to attract clients.
In response FLACQ has grouped the ten
surgeries around a central sterilisation area
allowing discrete access to each treatment
room for staff. This allows the front of house
spaces to be simple and uncluttered. A
billboard style façade incorporating screens
for promotional videos makes the most of the
practice’s city centre location.
Competition Winning Scheme.
Client: Senova Dental
Stages: A-L
Value: £700,000

48. EDUCATION
Education
FLACQ applies urban design principals to
the complexities of design for the education
sector. The aim is to find creative, flexible
responses to these intricate, fast moving
environments coupled with pragmatic design
solutions to complicated practical issues.
The results are clear, accessible, user-
friendly buildings that are joyful and
supportive as learning environments.
Clear identification and ‘ownership’ of the
constituent parts of the school by the many
student and staff groups is integral to this
approach. Emphasis is placed on creating
legible movement patterns and open, safe
and flexible layouts.
Well organised, simple structural and
service distribution systems help anticipate
change and ensure the useful lifespan of
the buildings. The design approach seeks
to reinforce the position of the school as a
centre of local community activity.
We work closely with the consultant team
to give the client the best advice on all
aspects of environmental impact and
sustainability. BREEAM / LEED assessments
are commonplace and we always aim for
excellent ratings.

49. EDUCATION
A community of
schools within one
campus
Brislington
Enterprise College
A new secondary school, 6th form and
special needs school replacing the existing
BEC 1960’s campus as a part of the Building
Schools for the Future programme for Bristol.
The site is sandwiched between the existing
BEC campus, which remains open during the
build, and the edge of the green belt.
The school is arranged over two floors in a
crescent of buildings along an internal street.
A sports hall and assembly building act as
bookends to the scheme, with classroom
groupings or houses located to the quieter
side of the site. Year groups have their own
identity within the five house blocks and the
6th Form, Business Centre and Special Needs
unit all have their own discrete entrances.
The budget provision is £130 per square foot,
and within these cost parameters emphasis
has been given to providing as much daylight
as possible to the circulation spaces
High environmental objectives are achieved
with almost complete natural ventilation,
a biomass boiler and rainwater harvesting
system.
This project is one of four projects being
delivered for Bristol Education Authority in
association with Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
Client: SKANSKA
Stages: C-L
Value: £23M

50. EDUCATION
Building schools for
the future
Thamesview School
Thamesview School provides 850 pupil
places and a sixth form in a bold new
building that is open, light and very flexible.
A new teaching philosophy is supported by
the arrangement of the school with open
plan, project based learning areas and
independent domains.
The domains are arranged around the central
space which is the focus of school life
providing the setting for theatre, meetings,
exhibitions and performances.
FLACQ worked with SKANSKA on the bid for
Kent Building Schools for the Future.
TOP:
Ground floor plan
Client: SKANSKA
Stages: A-D
BOTTOM:
Value: £13M
First floor plan

51. EDUCATION
Remodelling a listed
school building
Eveline Lowe
Primary School
FLACQ was short listed in the RIBA
competition to remodel Eveline Lowe Primary
School in Southwark.
An innovative, robust and environmentally
sustainable solution retains the essence of
the existing Grade II listed building while
providing new teaching accommodation
to meet current high standards of lighting,
ventilation and environmental design.
In order to apply a light touch to the
modification of the listed structure, and to
minimise construction time and disruption to
the existing school, early consideration was
given to modern methods of construction.
Classroom units are fabricated off-site and
transported as flat pack assemblies to be
quickly erected with service provisions,
finishes and external cladding already
incorporated.
Newly formed outside spaces include timber
structures, benching, an amphitheatre and
a tranquil ecological garden to create a
variety of external learning zones within close
proximity to the classrooms.
Client: Southwark Council
Stages: Competition
Value: £5M

52. EDUCATION
Changing spaces
Mossbourne
Community
Academy
FLACQ has undertaken a programme to
increase the capacity of some of the teaching
spaces at Mossbourne Community Academy,
sponsored by Sir Clive Bourne.
We have worked sympathetically with the
award winning design, for which James
Finestone was project architect at Richard
Rogers Partnership.
The design features a prefabricated
laminated softwood structure and concrete
floors to brace the frame, allowing all
teaching spaces to be cooled passively.
Client: Mossbourne Community Academy
Stages: C-E
Value: £200,000

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