Architectural practice: Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Design

Project name/title: Roca London Gallery

Client name: ROCA

Location: London, UK

Completion year: 2011

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Roca London Gallery is located in Chelsea Harbour and is 1,100 m2 in size. The leading role is played by the water that, in the words of Zaha Hadid, “acts as a transformer moving, without interruption, through the façade, carving the interior and flowing through the main gallery as drops of water”.

The façade has a series of openings that seek to show the effect of water erosion and a white interior filled with drops of light acting as the backbone of the Roca London Gallery. These drops of water connect the different areas of the space which are part of the Roca London Gallery itself; including an exhibition of Roca’s most innovative products, the meeting room and the multimedia space, amongst others.