The first-floor plan takes inspiration from the demolition buildings. The jagged nature of the retail units borrows from the Abbey Estate, meanwhile, the rotunda and the external walkways and bridges borrow largely from the Museum of London.

Experimentation with the 3D printed moulds which were used to cast the interlocking blocks. By putting together mismatched parts of the moulds, metamorphosed, jagged forms were generated.

Acton Exchange celebrated materials. Here is an inventory of just a few of the retrieved components the building reinstates.