Heathrow, London
The Reinvention Of The Thorn Emi Site At Hayes Near Heathrow Airport, West London As A Business Park Is Intended To Establish The Site As A Physical Landmark With High Visibility And As A Virtual Landmark Of Comparable Significance In The Landscape Of Global Media Culture. The Letters Moc Are Spelt Out In A Floating ‘Ceiling’ Of Lights Stretched Above The Buildings And Carpark, And Clearly Visible From Aircraft Flying In And Out Of Heathrow. The Site Is Also Viewed At High Speed From Passing Trains Through An Open Screen Of Free-Standing Pylons Generating Kinetic Excitement Along The Railway Edge. The Entrance To Media Office City Is Defined By A New 500 Metre Long Edge Building, Containing Conference And Recreational Facilities, Set Above A Raised Plinth Through Which The Restored Wallis Gilbert Art Deco Buildings Can Be Viewed Above The Carpark. This Has Been Excavated And Planted With A Grid Of Apple Trees To Form A Green Canopy.