Andrew Jackson

Public Forum, Peckham

The origin of this project lies in the identification of the section of Rye Lane between the viaducts as the social and physical centre of the site. A new city ensemble is proposed between the old Station façade to be revealed again and the industrial shed which is to be fronted with a new art factory. The new public forum will be unified by a ground plane of stone planks stitched into the refurbished and re-laid existing granite cobbles.

The public space between these two buildings is occupied by a low market hall with an asymmetrical situation within the space. The perimeter of this structure is composed of a repetitive alteration between door and wall – allowing it to be porous and open during the day but monolithic and secure during the night.

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