Cheesegrater, Sheffield
The Building Liked by many. Hated by many. The Q-Park, Charles Street, opened in 2008, and the extraordinary steel cladding merited the ‘Cheesegrater’ name. The external envelope, painted green on the inside, was each manufactured from a single sheet of folded aluminium, cut to an angle on two sides, and hung in four different orientations, providing natural ventilation. By day, a varied monochromatic pattern of light and dark is achieved over each of the elevations, with each panel giving a different light reflectance from its surface. Awards: RIBA National Award 2009, RIBA Regional Award 2009, RIBA White Rose Award 2009, Sheffield Design Awards Citizen's Award for Best Building 2009 The ten-storey car park was designed by architects Allies and Morrison, and constructed by Sheffield-based J.F. Finnegan as part of the Heart of the City project, which also included the Peace Gardens, Winter Garden and Millennium Gallery. The Photograph I've had a few attempts at this b...