Visual Research
Research Notes:
- Former Leeds Police HQ
- 1950s office block
- On Leeds Headrow
- It was was here that legendary CID chief Denis Hoban planned the downfall of the city's criminals
- Has its own rooftop garden
- Seven story building
- Twin circular staircase towers
- Became police HQ in 1965
- Marketing by agents Jones, Lang Laselle
- Opened by the Earl of Scarborough in 1957
- Originally opened for Leeds chemicals and dyestuffs firm Brotherton and Co
- The heart of a new business area at the Westgate end of the Headrow
- It was named after the famous Leeds city benefactor family
- Erected by George Wimpey and Co Ltd, to a design by Leeds and London architect Victor Bain
- It was dubbed as the design of the future with the "latest external and internal structural techniques, automatic ventilation and ceiling heating"
- Building's contemporary elevation was faced with brick, Portland stone, Cumberland slate and Italian quartzite and armoured glass entrance doors
- Around 40,000 square feet
- One of the first buildings with underground car park, and top floor devoted to restaurants and roof gardens
- Ceilings were reported to be "acoustically perfect"
- 1965 - became police HQ
As well as the photos I took, I also decided to find as many images online as I could including interior images. There is a whole range of imagery, shapes and architectural details that I can use as inspiration to inform my graphic interpretations.
other notes:
- Use 1950s/60s Graphic Design styles & techniques, colours, type etc
- Italian Quartzite - use colour, texture?
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