{"id":9791,"date":"2026-06-15T09:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9791"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:25:40","slug":"heatherwick-studio-and-spparc-shelter-rooftop-terrace-with-pleated-canopy-at-londons-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/heatherwick-studio-and-spparc-shelter-rooftop-terrace-with-pleated-canopy-at-londons-olympia\/","title":{"rendered":"Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC shelter rooftop terrace with pleated canopy at London’s Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Olympia<\/div>\n

UK practices Heatherwick Studio<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0SPPARC<\/a> have revealed a faceted glass<\/a> canopy that shelters new outdoor spaces, as part of the transformation of the Olympia events centre in London<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Opening to the public today, the rooftop bars<\/a>, restaurants<\/a> and landscaped terraces<\/a> mark the completion of the first phase of Heatherwick Studio<\/a> and SPPARC<\/a>‘s renovation of Olympia, which was originally built in 1886.<\/p>\n

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Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have completed the first phase of their transformation at Olympia. Top photo by Heatherwick Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Designed to attract more activity to the site, a public staircase and escalators lead visitors from ground level to the public space above, which was built between Olympia’s barrel-vaulted roofs.<\/p>\n

A pleated canopy, made up of 520 glass panels supported by five 22-metre-wide steel arches, shelters the outdoor space.<\/p>\n

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A glass canopy was built between two Victorian barrel-vaulted roofs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The shape of the canopy fans out at the entrance points, designed to draw people in, and its faceted surfaces draw from the arched glass facade of Olympia’s Grand Hall.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere at the Olympia site, office towers with faceted glazed facades are also taking shape as part of the transformation project.<\/p>\n

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A staircase and escalators lead visitors to the rooftop space. Photo by Hufton + Crow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC wanted to diversify the site, which has functioned as an events space and exhibition hall for 140 years, and make it more accessible to visitors.<\/p>\n

Once complete, Olympia will contain a 3,800-capacity entertainment venue, a 1,575-seat theatre, shops, offices and two hotels.<\/p>\n