Vertical Project: "Observing a place in the city"
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<strong>Vertical</strong> <strong>Project</strong> 2015/2016<br />
Arnold Circus<br />
“ <strong>Observ<strong>in</strong>g</strong> a <strong>place</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> city ”<br />
Condition - A Quiet Space<br />
Use - A Public Space<br />
School of Architecture and Landscape<br />
K<strong>in</strong>gston University London
When visit<strong>in</strong>g Arnold Circus - Boundary Estate it quickly became apparent<br />
why it is described as an ’<strong>in</strong>ner city sanctuary’.<br />
The Boundary Estate was built as a result of careful observation by<br />
<strong>the</strong> ‘Victorian social explorer Charles Booth who produced a series of<br />
pioneer<strong>in</strong>g maps that colour coded <strong>the</strong> streets of London accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
<strong>the</strong> ever shift<strong>in</strong>g class of it’s residents’. It is arguably one of <strong>the</strong> first<br />
council estates built. Rich and poor rema<strong>in</strong> liv<strong>in</strong>g along side/ above and<br />
below each o<strong>the</strong>r to this day.<br />
As a group we were <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> bizarrely quiet condition that <strong>the</strong><br />
public space known as Arnold Circus possesses. The estate is built<br />
around a central open garden with<strong>in</strong> a r<strong>in</strong>g road. The garden however is<br />
l<strong>in</strong>ed with trees and creates a quiet sanctuary raised above street level<br />
that has an oasis-like quality. We observed that <strong>the</strong> raised level of <strong>the</strong><br />
circus hides <strong>the</strong> garden from <strong>the</strong> passers-by on <strong>the</strong> street, and that <strong>the</strong><br />
height of <strong>the</strong> estate created a wall-like feel<strong>in</strong>g between <strong>the</strong> centre and<br />
<strong>the</strong> surround<strong>in</strong>g area.<br />
The location of <strong>the</strong> estate, only one street away from <strong>the</strong> buzz of<br />
Shoreditch High Street, suggests a potentially fast mov<strong>in</strong>g and noisy<br />
space/ condition, but noth<strong>in</strong>g could be fur<strong>the</strong>r removed.
Camille Tr<strong>in</strong>idad
Camille Tr<strong>in</strong>idad
Camille Tr<strong>in</strong>idad
Camille Tr<strong>in</strong>idad
Luis Abella
Luis Abella
Luis Abella
Luis Abella
Unused however essential to <strong>the</strong> space... <strong>the</strong> focus po<strong>in</strong>t.<br />
Jack Bailey
Tall trees. Tall Build<strong>in</strong>gs. Shelter from <strong>the</strong> city.<br />
Jack Bailey
Fac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>wards.<br />
Jack Bailey
You enter <strong>the</strong> space by open<strong>in</strong>g your w<strong>in</strong>dow.<br />
Jack Bailey
Street level traffic - totally public. Stairs lead<strong>in</strong>g to a quieter - private space.<br />
Malltwen Freeman
View from bandstand to street level - Lady with pram - Palissy Street.<br />
Malltwen Freeman
Woman read<strong>in</strong>g dur<strong>in</strong>g lunch hour.<br />
Malltwen Freeman
View from bandstand to street level - Postman and builders - Navarre Street.<br />
Malltwen Freeman
Jae J<strong>in</strong> Lee
Jae J<strong>in</strong> Lee
Jae J<strong>in</strong> Lee
Jae J<strong>in</strong> Lee
Arnold Circus<br />
a project by<br />
Camille Tr<strong>in</strong>idad<br />
Luis Abella<br />
Jack Bailey<br />
Malltwen Freeman<br />
Jae J<strong>in</strong> Lee
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