CREATIVE WORKSPACES

UNDER THE SILVERTOWN FLYOVER

Finalist in the Silvertown Flyover competition 2017, supported by the London Festival of Architecture, Greater London Authority & LB Newham. 

Exhibited at the Siemens Crystal. Published online in the Architects’ Journal.

Working in collaboration with Meanwhile Space to imaginatively reuse the space under the existing flyover, we proposed a cost effective repeatable flat pack module design with distinctive integrated light scoops or 'lampshades' 

KEY CONCEPTS

CONCEPT 1: enclosure

  • Touch the flyover structure lightly
  • Form an overall enclosure with single glazing
  • Construct flexible single-storey workspaces which arrive as flat packs

CONCEPT 2: maximising space

  • Use roofs of workspaces to allow an upper level
  • Add light scoops to workspaces to add volume
  • Maximise total rentable work space by provision of upper workpods

CONCEPT 3: connection & collaboration

  • Use the central networking pathway to provide shared facilities as well as circulation
  • Integrate collaboration spaces along the pathway and around the light scoops
  • Connect to the public realm at both levels