The project is a unique hybrid of bus station, conservatory and art gallery, revitalising a once-unloved building in the city to improve user experience and reduce operational energy. Site-specific artworks, theatrical lighting and generous planting animate key routes through the building, while functional upgrades to public facilities, services, retail units and wayfinding improve user comfort and accessibility The main focus of the project is the animation of an existing east-west route through the building to become a promenade. The route, marked at either end by a pair of peculiar faux-classical, steel-framed porticos, has been activated through lighting, colour, art and planting.