It looks like a series of rusty dutch barns.
Maybe the new building at Reading west is not too bad after all.
Officially it's made of "pre-weathered steel where rust develops over time [and] warm burnt tones".
More fully, the design goes like this:
Key themes were identified:
? Arched structures as seen on original features of Moseley Beck landscape
? Pitched and vaulted roof forms as seen on traditional English rural buildings
? Clay bricks and warm textures as seen on original materials of the Moseley Wood Gardens
? Framed structures and vaulted roofscapes as seen on Victorian and modern engineered roofscapes
The proposed materials represent what has been found from researching
the local environment:
? Pre-weathered steel where rust develops over time [and] warm burnt tones
? Framed and clad building type (like rural barns) with modern and traditional references
? Material capable of being worked to a crafted level of detail with a robust finish and long life expectancy
But, without the fancy language, you're about right. This is from the
consultation brief, which also has a little map showing it is indeed not very close to the airport, so will depend on that shuttle bus being frequent.
