The images from the spaces looked at so far for the most recent brief are from my initial site studies. Brief is to find a space which you find interesting somewhere between whitechapel art gallery and gracechurch street along Fenchurch street. Once you have found an interesting space, document it through drawings etc. (the brief will be added shortly). Had a problem working out the scale of the space we were looking for. Initially started looking for small rooms within the area. Mistake- need to remember that we are looking at problems of heritage and development on an urban scale- so dont restrict myself too much by concentrating on small spaces. Besides the urban landscape becomes far more interesting when you look at larger spaces- but not too big!
The space I found was a fire escape which linked the street level to a curious series of fire escape paths running over the entire of Leadenhall market. The space also linked the high street to a series of underground areas as well. What I initially found curious was the way in which the fragile facade of the old victorian house had been left behind, whilst a 1930's mansion block with white bricks has replaced the entire rest of the building.
Mixture and contrasts of time, scale and materials caught my attention.
Interior space reeked of rank, left behind and disused space
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