Pizza Express in Gateshead
Angel of the Metro Centre
The Thinking
The aim of the design team was to create an inviting and relaxing escape from the shops, with sharp detailing and unique design.
The Result
The first unit of the revitalised Metro Centre food court is now open and trading in Gateshead. The anonymous unit has been transformed with a palette of unusual materials, full height glazing and bespoke artworks. Warm timber panelling frames the staircase to both floors and provides a backdrop to the artwork recesses and banquette seating. Upstairs boasts fabric panelled group space and a dining area which extends to a glass framed balcony. The space has an unusual, twisted aspect and curved facade.
Artworks by local artists and photographers were reproduced to explain the origination of the name Gateshead. Large scale artworks were produced to depict the changing architectural face of the town - from the Millenium Bridge to The Baltic. Photographic panels show close-up details of the Angel of the North with bespoke WC signage laser cut in a rusted finish - in homage to the 'most viewed artwork in the world'.
