OPEN HOUSE LONDON 2009
LDA Design led walking tour - Potters Field
19th September 2009
Potters Field is a public space designed by Gros Max, it's positioned alongside More London but goes further back to Tooley street. I joined a tour led by an LDA Design Landscape Architect, around Potters Field and More London. There are two pavilions at either side of Potters Field; one constructed of steel and glass and a contrasting one constructed of charred wood, the smooth sleek modern lines contrast with the rough edges. There is a badly maintained green roof on the glass and steel construction and both buildings have a temporary feel about them but are permanent. I found the design of the glass building, somehow wrong, i think because I thought it was temporary and was not built in keeping with the landscape. The seating (shown above) has pale blue designs on the top to reflect the sites history as a pottery. as you walk away from Tooley street towards the Thames the trees on the site and the pavilion frame a walkway towards the Entrance of The Tower of London. Towards the Tooley end side of the site the planting is very gentle and soft in comparison to the extreme hardscaping in More London , this is for the residents living near the end; a 'local garden'.