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“The past year has seen us continue to thrive, with steady
CoVer Story | CHAPMAN TAYLOR growth across the global Chapman Taylor Group, and the design several landmark projects in the office sector – including Class
Beyond retail and leisure, Chapman Taylor has completed
and delivery of several major retail and leisure projects by our A developments in Bucharest occupied by companies such as
international studios.” Deloitte, Oracle and Philips and the wellbeing-focused design for
60 Years of Evolution, can flourish in the right circumstances. “We continue to see an In the residential sector, the company is leading on the design for
Lanksbury emphasises that retail, despite the challenges it faces,
Bupa’s northern UK headquarters at MediaCityUK in Manchester.
excellent performance by UK retail destinations which have been
the thriving Build-to-Rent market, with Castle Park View soon to
designed to withstand economic headwinds – Gloucester Quays, for
be the tallest residential building in the UK city of Bristol.
Innovation and Success example, which we restructured and reinvented with a new leisure construction, worldwide. Deniz Mall in Baku, Azerbaijan, will be
A number of Chapman Taylor designs are currently under
district, has seen customer footfall increase from one million to over
seven million since 2013, with consumer spending rising by over 29
per cent. In conjunction with the creation of 1,500 jobs, this has aided a 120,000sq m entertainment centre over five floors when it
opens later in 2019. A ‘flame’ tower is the centrepiece of eight
the continuing economic and social regeneration of the local area.” star-shaped wings inspired by Azerbaijan’s national emblem.
Chapman Taylor is a multi-award-winning practice of global Architects and Masterplanners, strong growth, with new shopping space still in high demand “Our interior design concept for this landmark building
He points out that the international retail scene still has
operating from a network of 17 worldwide studios. It specialises in mixed-use, retail, leisure, office, in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. “Our expertise in a complements our existing exterior design, and it is very
rewarding to see the scheme come to fruition as the country’s
residential, transport and hospitality projects. RLI talked to Main Board Director Chris Lanksbury wide range of retail types ensures that Chapman Taylor is well- prime leisure and entertainment destination,” says Lanksbury.
placed to win and retain clients all over the world.”
In France, work is continuing on Shopping Promenade
about the company’s recent and upcoming projects and discussed how the company brings a unique “What’s different about us is that we are able to bring our Claye Souilly near Paris, and the large-scale indoor theme park
mix of international capabilities and local knowledge to its award-winning retail and leisure designs. global resources and knowledge of the international retail and and mixed-use scheme at Dream Island in Moscow is set to
leisure industries to bear while being able to offer a permanent
complete in the coming months.
local presence and a nuanced understanding of each site’s Strasse in Munich is progressing at speed while, in the UK,
In Germany, the urban masterplan for Plaza Grafinger
cultural, economic, geographic and regulatory contexts.”
T his year is the 60th anniversary of Chapman Taylor’s foundation in 1959, and the company has and F&B provision in ensuring the health of retail-led schemes, construction is nearly complete on the extension of the
With widespread recognition of the importance of leisure
Ashford Designer Outlet Extension.
been celebrating this milestone across its global network of studios throughout the year while
Lanksbury says that: “Creating the right mix of offers is crucial – the
Chapman Taylor won a design competition for two retail,
continuing to design and deliver a diverse range of architecturally excellent projects internationally.
Among its completed projects was the transformative City Plaza urban regeneration
single brick is laid. That’s why we, as established experts in a mix of
built at Jinqiao, in Shanghai, China. The competition involved the
project in the German city of Wuppertal, focused on an expressive retail building which has improved success or failure of a development can be decided long before a leisure and F&B blocks in a new mixed-use development to be
the urban character of the district around the city’s railway station. sectors, consult widely and think very carefully about our designs design of nine blocks in total, with 19 designers from 14 of the
The company also completed a number of prestigious cinema developments, including the much- and masterplans to ensure their economic and social sustainability.” world’s best-known masterplanners and architects taking part.
anticipated first phase of the Reel Cinemas complex at Dubai’s Al Ghurair Centre and the renovation In its 60 years of architecture, interior design and masterplanning, Lanksbury expresses confidence in the future of the retail and
and extension fit-out at Cineworld O2, London’s largest cinema. Chapman Taylor has operated in over 90 countries, and Lanksbury leisure design sector: “We have 60 years of experience as a design
The extraordinary, 170-hectare Global 100 theme park on Hainan Island, China, opened its doors to says that there is still scope for expansion into new markets. “We company, but we are never complacent – to ensure that we deliver
the public with a spectacular opening ceremony on 31 December – marking the completion of phase are continuing to expand in the Middle East – there is strong world-class, ambitious, but commercially realistic designs for our
one of a $6bn project masterplanned by Chapman Taylor for Changchun Film Group Corporation, demand for our industry-leading design expertise on retail and clients, we never stop innovating, learning or striving to keep ahead
which will create a 400-hectare mixed-use, leisure, retail, hospitality and residential scheme. leisure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We also continue of the markets in which we work. This approach, combined with
“The past 60 years have seen Chapman Taylor constantly innovating and adapting to meet changing market to explore new markets in South-East Asia and Latin America, our commitment to best-in-class architectural design, will ensure
needs,” says Chris Lanksbury, Main Board Director at Chapman Taylor. “Our success is testament to the high while we are expanding our presence across China. that the coming years are as successful as any in our history.”
quality of our architectural designs, our ability to evolve, and to our ongoing research and development
program, which has been pioneering in the use of BIM, Virtual Reality technology and modular construction.
ShoPPinG Promenade Claye Souilly
Paris, France
Jinqiao mixed-uSe diStriCt
Shanghai, China

City Plaza
Wuppertal, Germany

CineWorld o2
london, uK

“The past 60 years have seen
Chapman Taylor constantly
innovating and adapting to
meet changing market needs”

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