Match made in heaven

By and Peter Blundell-Jones Peter Blundell-Jones2008-12-12T00:00:00

The Matchbox’s emphatic external frame could have carried substantial loads, but is purely aesthetic.

Shed KM’s Matchbox building for developer Urban Splash, next to the former Bryant & May match factory in Liverpool, is a striking Miesian office block that links old and new, reports Peter Blundell Jones. Photos by Morley von Sternberg

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