public realm/landscape
Heatherwick Studio, 2026
Motorail Carpark, Maclise Rd, W14 0NE
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Join Heatherwick Studio's Carlos Parraga-Botero on a guided walking tour of the transformed Olympia . See how this 10-year project reimagined a historic Victorian venue into a cultural neighbourhood, blending landmark design -like its glass canopy and elevated street - with sustainable urbanism. Meeting point: Olympia Marketing Suite, Motorail Carpark, Maclise Rd.
Barons Court, Hammersmith, Shepherd's Bush, West Kensington
Kensington Olympia
27, 28, 306, 49, C1
Meeting point: Olympia Marketing Suite, Motorail Carpark, Maclise Rd.
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Guided tour
10:00–11:00
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Guided tour
11:00–12:00
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Join Carlos Parraga-Botero, Senior Associate at Heatherwick Studio, for an exclusive tour delving into the transformation of Olympia – a 10-year project reimagining the Victorian-era venue into a new cultural neighbourhood. Centred around a landmark glass canopy, set over an elevated street above the exhibition halls, discover how the structure links to the site’s historic past while embracing pioneering design and sustainable practices.
Meeting point: Olympia Marketing Suite. Motorail Carpark, Maclise Rd. Please arrive here 5 minutes before your tour begins.
Since joining the studio in 2016, Carlos has been responsible for the design and delivery of key global projects, including Lantern House, a two-tower residential development along the High Line in New York, and Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 5. Carlos is instrumental in realising a design concept’s complex geometry into a built scheme, ensuring design quality control and working closely with manufacturers to create bespoke material finishes and details. He is currently working as Project Leader of the transformation of the 14-acre Olympia site, creating a modern exhibition destination with restaurants, hotels, performance venues and office space, as well as creating 2.5 acres of new public space
