Victoria Gate - north elevation

This shopping center was designed as part of a masterplan to create an urban block that would act as a key element in the city, filled with leisure activities such as shopping and entertainment. The new building had to act as an extension of the Heathrow civic axis; it was important to avoid making it look like a regular shopping mall, so it was decided that the shopping center would be designed to resemble the old Victorian arcades that are so characteristic of Leeds.

The building is comprised of three different volumes that merge into each other and assemble themselves into the city's vernacular architecture. The facade takes after the buildings that surround the project, with elements like terracotta bricks which are present in victorian architecture. The inside takes its inspiration from traditional Leeds elements such as the patterns found in their wooden knits and the use of curved glass.