Image: Jonathan Cole
Known as the Neuron Pod, this steel-framed structure was designed for the client as a multi-functional space for events and an education zone.
Commendation: Neuron Pod, London
Architect: aLL Design
Structural engineer: AKT ll
Main contractor: Total Construction
Client: Queen Mary University of London
Accessed via bridge from an existing building on the Queen Mary University of London campus, this standalone structure has been described as an art installation.
Created from weathering steel, the Pod consists of an external structural skin, stiffened by internal steel ribs. These internal ribs run in both directions to provide stiffness and rigidity to the structural skin. Inspired by a zeppelin shape, both in plan and elevations, it is supported by three legs.
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