The feature at the entrance to the new O2 is one of the most innovative and challenging schemes we have ever designed. The design concept was originally developed by Mel Chantrey to create a series of geysers within the ground plane. The narrative was that perhaps these geysers existed even before the Dome was built, and therefore the grilles were a mechanical attempt to restrain them.
The features include not only the geyser elements but also plumes of fog all set within three shallow pools of water with a ring of bubbles which coincidentally resembles the O2 logo. The features have been incredibly successful and radically alter your perception of the ground plane when in operation.
The equipment which powers these elements is concealed within the Performance Wall, a structure designed by architect Alistair Barr.
Our work also included the rill and cascade elements within the Green Wall, a sloping Sedum structure that frames the space, working alongside Whitelaw Turkington and Barr Gazetas Architects.
The features include not only the geyser elements but also plumes of fog all set within three shallow pools of water with a ring of bubbles which coincidentally resembles the O2 logo. The features have been incredibly successful and radically alter your perception of the ground plane when in operation.
The equipment which powers these elements is concealed within the Performance Wall, a structure designed by architect Alistair Barr.
Our work also included the rill and cascade elements within the Green Wall, a sloping Sedum structure that frames the space, working alongside Whitelaw Turkington and Barr Gazetas Architects.
