John Lewis, White City

This John Lewis department store anchors the northern extension of Westfield White City, one of London's major shopping centres and an important focus for the ongoing regeneration of Wood Lane. Much of the facade is made of a repetitive pattern of glazed embrasures set in white precast concrete and a ribbon of glazed ground floor is incorporated into this pattern to be highly visible from the adjacent railway platforms. The elements come together to provide a distinctive identity for both the building - and by extension, the John Lewis brand - in a rapidly changing part of London.