SITE: The Aylesbury Estate soon after its completion in 1977

image courtesy of the Southwark Council Archive.

 

 

The site and its context: the Aylesbury Estate (pink) main routes (brown) parks (green)

 

 

 

 

The site and its context: East Street and the Walworth area.

The site is situated on East Street which every  two days hosts a market. However, the market ends as the urban fabric suddenly shifts from the victorian town and its streets, to the 60's monolythic residential blocks and its walkways.

 

 

 

 

collage drawing of East Street showing the "rupture" of both the urban and social fabrics.

 

 

figure ground plans of the site in 1910, 2014, 2020 as per the proposed masterplan, 2020 as per my proposed scheme.

 

 

 

1:250 plan of the existi ng conditions of the site showing the ground materiality of the urban landscape.

 

 

 

Exploded axonometric drawing of one of the Aylesbury Estate's residential blocks showing its existing structure and construction materials.

 

 

 

1:250 ground-floor plan of the site showing what the scheme proposes to remove from the existing buildings and landscape (red)

 

 

 

1:250 east-looking section of the site showing what the scheme proposes to remove from the existing buildings and landscape (red)

 

 

 

collage made with walworth local children aiming at proposing acivities for the scheme in relation to the existing amenities the site offers.

 

 

 

 

collage of the proposed scheme's foyer and the relationships between indoor and outdoor spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

east-looking section of the scheme showing the proposed designated market space, the existing building with the proposed cooking workshops at ground floor, the internal "secret garden" with its cultivations and proposed vegetation, and the proposed greenhouse.

 

 

 

 

 

1:250 ground floor plan of the scheme 

 

 

 

 

 

1:250 first floor plan of the scheme 

 

 

 

1:250 second floor plan of the scheme 

 

 

 

 

1:1250 massing model and 1:250 model of the scheme in its context

 

 

 

 

1:250 screen print of the scheme showing the different areas of activities.

 

 

 

 

1:50 model of the scheme (fragment piece) top view

 

 

 

 

 

1:50 model of the scheme (fragment piece)

 

 

 

 

 

North-looking elevation of the scheme showing the proposed facade treatment applied to the existing residential building.

 

 

 

 

 

exploded axonometric drawing of the existing building and the facade treatment. The addition of an interior-facing walkway serves the flats from the ground floor as well as it provides an extension to the flat's spaces by implementing a new garden-looking balcony.

 

 

 

 

1:250 plan of the proposed scheme showing the ground materiality and landscape

 

 

 

 

exploded axonometric drawing of the proposed "secret garden"'s landscape, showing the introduction of an in situ concrete structure (which serves as an 'open gallery' to connect the estate with East Street) and timber pergolas, the introduction of fruit trees and cultivations which act both as functional entities (by providing food for the cooking workshops) as well as by providing an intimate space for outdoor recreational activities.

 

 

 

 

view of the "secret garden" s cultivations

 

 

 

view of the "secret garden"'s pergola structure, which allows for an enclosed space and for the cultivation of vines. The greenhouse appears beyond.

 

 

 

 

South-looking elevation of the scheme showing the greenhouse, obtained from the retaining of the first storey and in-situ foundations of the second existing residential building.

 

 

 

collage of the proposed greenhouse's interior spaces, showing the various activities it hosts, the elevation layers and continuation of the landscape inside the building.

 

 

 

1:50 model and section of the greenhouse highlighting the north-facing side of it, which hosts a studio space and library. vertical cultivations (small growings planted in recycled plastic bottles) exploit the volume of the space and at the same time provvide adequate shading for the studio space.

 

 

 

 

interior view of the greenhouse's studio space and vertical cultivations.

 

 

 

 

interior view of the green house  - 1:50 model of the scheme (fragment piece)

 

 

 

 

view of the "open gallery". such intermediate space allows the access to the scret garden at daytime (thanks to revolving gates situated at each end) and connects the estate's residents to East Street.

 

 

 

conceptual collage: Due to the Aylesbury Estate being in a condition of urban in-betweenness due to its demolition and regeneration, the idea of exploiting the construction cranes also for turistic views over the regeneration and of the South London's skyline suggests an extra financial aid that could help the Learning centre's construction.