吼!! 快來看這個太屌了!! 倫敦朋友SEND給我們看的，這個即將完成的第一個室內滑板場。場地為3000平方米空間大位於臭名昭著的老維克隧道在滑鐵盧和將作為一個音樂表演場地，畫廊，藝術家工作室，咖啡廳，電影院，酒吧和滑板公園。

當然就命名為House of Vans，在室內的滑版公園真的好棒，好想看他完工的樣子耶~~~
開幕式當晚是2014年8月9日，朋友們想買機票衝去了嗎!!!!!!

Legendary skate mag Sidewalk has given us a preview of the latest venture from Vans - London's very first indoor skatepark. Entitled The House of Vans, the huge 3,000 square meter space is located in the infamous Old Vic Tunnels at Waterloo and will act as a music venue, gallery, artists studios, cafe, cinema, bar, and skatepark.

Four studios in Tunnel #2 will be made available to emerging and established artists, free of charge, and they will also be given the opportunity to have an exhibition at the end of their tenancy. Tunnel #3 will be an 850-capacity gig space aiming to uphold a rich heritage in music and events.

The remaining two tunnels will be dedicated to London's only permanent indoor skatepark, bringing together a street course, mini ramp section, and a deep concrete bowl. Elsewhere a cafe, bar, and cinema space will allow for some time to relax. Speaking about the project, Jeremy de Maillard, VP of Marketing at Vans, said:

"The House of Vans London is the physical manifestation of the cultures and creativity at the heart of the Vans brand. London is the perfect city to expand this original concept first established in Brooklyn and it’s an honour to take over this iconic venue from the Old Vic. We’re looking forward to building on this legacy, working closely with the local communities and key stakeholders involved in the project."

Opening night is 9 August, 2014, so save the date!

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Plans for a network of cycle pathways high above the streets of London have been unveiled by one of the world's most prominent architects.

SkyCycle is a 135-mile network of roads that would be constructed above existing suburban rail lines to create new cycle routes throughout the capital and has been developed by cycling enthusiast Sir Norman Foster, who designed St Mary Axe, known as 'The Gherkin', and the new Wembley Stadium.

The three-storey high routes would be accessed via ramps at more than 200 points.

The first phase is a four mile stretch from east London to Liverpool Street Station would cost an estimated £220m.

中新網12月30日電 據外媒消息，英國擬投入建設自行車專用高速公路網絡，方便人們選擇自行車作為交通工具從郊區到市區上下班。建築師已經提出相關方案，預計建成時間將花費20年。

　　這個名為“天空行車”的第一期規劃有10條線路，總長約220公里。自行車高速公路網從倫敦市中心往外延伸，整個公路網以高架的形式沿著建設在普通鐵路的上空，約3層樓高。建成後線路每小時最多可容納1.2萬輛自行車。

　　據悉，第一期規劃是從倫敦東部至利物浦火車站，造價約2.2億英鎊。10條線路周邊約有600萬人口，大約有一半的人是住在離高速公路入口不到10分鐘的地方，跑完一次線路只需花費約30分鐘。

　　由於城市中心已經很難將汽車和自行車分流，目前而言，“天空行車”計劃是那些自行車出行的人們最大福音。規劃者們表示，這個高速公路網安全且高效，也更好地提倡了自行車出行，為上班族、市民休閒出行提供一個方便的交通選擇。

Brooks在英國又開一家新店，來看看坐落於倫敦中心位置的 Earlham 街的新店擺設與設計吧!

The legendary maker of bicycle saddles, Brooks, announces the opening of a new concept store in London.

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倫敦市中心的Ace Hotel London已經悄悄開幕了, 整間Hotel的感覺有如朋友的公寓，非常溫馨讓你在住宿的期間可以好好的放鬆，還有讓FGGT最喜歡的當然是飯店裏讓你可以隨時租借使用的腳踏車，讓你多了一個選項可以來好好逛倫敦市中心~

The impressive Ace Hotel London has been opening in stages over late Summer/early Fall, working hard to get everything spot-on. With all in its right place, we decided to take a tour of the group’s first European location which has take a formerly grey, generic business hotel site and turned it into a destination for anyone those looking for a bit of style with their stay as well as a place for locals to meet-up and shoot the breeze.

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London-based architecture and interior design firm Universal Design Studio took the lead inside and out with Ace Hotel, the façade using a rather interesting dark ’engineering brick’ grid pattern with a heavy feel. Inside you’ll find the heart of all Ace properties, the lobby. As well as the reception and a well-stocked collaboration goods store, locally-sourced materials, including a cork ceiling fitted with copper light fixtures and timber parquet flooring have been used throughout, not to mention a sweet selection of Ercol seating and a work desk for getting on with business. Coffee of course makes an appearance via Bulldog Editions featuring Square Mile Roasters and much cake.

Most important however, the rooms. Ace describe them as “a friend’s Shoreditch apartment, a collection of furniture and objects acquired over time, each with stories and memories attached.” Inside, pieces from local makers including maps and sketch pads, as well as Revo radios, Rega RP1 turntables, Farmers’ bath products, quilts by A.P.C. and leather trays from Ally Capellino, and, to annoy your neighbours, beautiful guitars from C. F. Martin & Co.

Once you’ve had a good nights sleep restaurant Hoi Polloi from the Bistroteque crew serves from breakfast to late night ‘supper’, treats come courtesy of Lovage “a seasonal farm-to-street elixir stand” offering sorbets and granitas, there’s a basement bar and lobby DJs for booze and music and even somewhere to stock-up on flowers with ‘That Flower Shop’, founded by Hattie Fox. So, basically, you’re going to have to find a pretty good reason to leave your hotel at all. Ace on form as always, a credit to founder Alex Calderwood who sadly passed away this week.

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