OPEN HOUSE LONDON 2009
LDA Design led walking tour - MORE LONDON19th September 2009
During the open house week, I went on a guided walk around More London, guided by a landscape architect from LDA design. It was very interesting to hear the views of the group as well as the veiws of our guide I learnt a lot about the reasoning for different features. The most prominent feature for me in this space is the paving, its refreshing to have such beautiful finish, I love the strips rather than the standard paving rectangles. It is stone imported from Ireland and the directional lay is supposed to direct peoples attention towards Tower Bridge and guide them through the site. The dark granite reflects the lighter sandstone on the other side of the river, highlighting the contrast between old (North of the river) and the new (More London and Potters Field). The space works very well as a private space, not so well as a public space; which doesn't compliment the use of the City Hall Building, home to the Greater London Authority, comprising of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The land is rented on a 25 year lease to the GLA, so the space is designed as a private space; aspects like the thin strip of water leading from Tooley Street through to more london would be considered a risk in publicly owned space. The area was designed by Townshend Landscape Architects.
