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Sunset over Regent's Canal and Camley Street Natural Park, London Wildlife Trust at Coal Drops Yard, St Pancras, London
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Water fountains at Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, London.

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Industrial exposed beam staircase and brick walls of Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, London
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Curved brick wall at Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross London
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Central St Martins campus of University of The Arts London brick building against the sky from lower level at Coal Drops Yard, London
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Black and white photo of brick commercial building on Regent's Canal, Coal Drops Yard, Granary Square, London
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Walking from St. Pancras to Camden along the Regent’s Canal

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This is Loop installs kaleidoscopic Christmas tree at London's Coal Drops Yard

Lighting specialists This is Loop have installed a colourful Christmas tree at London's Coal Drops Yard, which Dezeen has captured in this Instagram reel shot for the King's Cross estate.

Called Prism, the immersive Christmas tree has been installed for the festive season in the King's Cross shopping and dining destination.

The 28-foot-high Christmas tree light installation is covered in mirrors and embedded with strips of multicoloured lights to create a festive atmosphere.

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A tunnel running through the centre of the installation for visitors to pass through is a kaleidoscopic space filled with reflections of light and colour.

"The Prism has been designed to signify unity and strength and to give visitors the feeling of being 'connected' in light," King's Cross estate said of the project.

Designed by Heatherwick Studio, Coal Drops Yard is a former coal store from the Victorian era that has been turned into a district for shopping and dining.

Lighting specialist This is Loop have installed an immersive Christmas tree installation at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

Visitors looking for Christmas gifts can browse over 50 shops including brands such as Tom Dixon, Hato and Caravane. Visitors are encouraged to interact with the shopkeepers and store teams of both independent and established brands who have carefully curated the Christmas gifts on offer.

King's Cross has also installed a six-lane curling rink that is available for visitors to try out. It also offers places to eat and drink such as the wine bar Porte Noire and culinary destination Goods Way that has an offer of five different cuisines from all over the world served by independent food traders.

This is Loop is a British creative studio specialising in immersive light installations.

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Esperance Bridge creates new walking route into London's Coal Drops Yard

Moxon Architects has teamed up with engineering firm Arup to install a bright red bridge across Regent's Canal in London, forming a new route into the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Coal Drops Yard.

Esperance Bridge is a pedestrian-only crossing, positioned to line up with the natural walking route from King's Cross and St Pancras stations towards Granary Square and areas to the north.

Esperance Bridge creates a more direct route into Coal Drops Yard

It boasts a folded truss form, designed by Moxon Architects and Arup to reference an old railway bridge installed in this exact location in the early 19th century.

The bridge is one of three river crossings that featured in the original masterplan for the Coal Drops Yard shopping complex, which opened in 2018.

Three years later, it becomes the last of the trio to be installed. The first was the wide road bridge – now also pedestrianised – at the southeast corner of Granary Square, while the second was Somers Town Bridge, a pedestrian crossing heading west towards the Camley Street nature reserve.

The bridge features a folded truss form

Robert Evans, CEO of the King's Cross development, described Esperance Bridge as "one of the final pieces of the public realm jigsaw".

"There was bit of debate internally about whether the third bridge would be required," he told Dezeen, "but to my mind, it was always a bit of a no-brainer."

It is designed as a pedestrian-only crossing

"With areas opening up to the north and west of Coal Drops Yard and new occupiers moving in, there is a really natural desire line to come down to Granary Square and track over a new bridge that leads you down towards the station," he continued.

"It took us a while to get to it, but we're really proud to have done it."

The structure is made from carbon steel, painted red

Having previously developed a simple, elegant design for the steel-plate Somers Town Bridge, the Moxon Architects and Arup team wanted to make more of a statement with Esperance Bridge.

The bridge's smooth truss form is created with folded ribbons of carbon steel, a material that gives the structure increased strength.

Manufactured by specialist steelwork fabricator SH Structures, the bridge is painted red to help it stand out. There is also integrated lighting designed by Studio 29.

The bridge sits in the same position as another that was on the site previously

"Inspired by the area's industrial heritage, the bridge's articulation is expressive and sculptural," said Ben Addy, founder of Moxon Architects.

"We're even making use of the existing remnants of foundations, of the utilitarian crossbridge that was there before," he revealed. "So we're actually recycling structure too."

It is integrated with lighting designed by Studio 29

Esperance Bridge opened to the public in July, shortly after the unveiling of Adam Nathaniel Furman's Proud Little Pyramid, an installation designed to celebrate the reopening of King's Cross following coronavirus lockdown.

While Covid-19 inevitably had an impact on the businesses in and around Coal Drops Yard, Evans said that the area had not completely suffered in this period. He observed that it became a popular destination for exercise, dog walking and coffee meet-ups during the pandemic.

Esperance Bridge is one of three river crossings in the Coal Drops Yard area

Evans attributed this success to the quality of the outdoors spaces on offer and hopes to continue to build on it going forward.

"The quality of the public realm has become even more essential post-Covid," he said. "If people are going to be attracted to come back into central London, we need to offer them ease of connection, and variety and choice in the environment."

He believes the bridge will bring more people into Coal Drops Yard and help to improve the overall experience.

The space beside it hosts outdoor cinema screenings

"It isn't really about how many people use the bridge," he said, "it's about the quality of the experience."

"People like to arrive somewhere where this is more than one route to explore. That's why well-connected places perform better."

Aerial photography is byJohn Sturrock. All other photography is by Simon Kennedy.

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