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Year 1 | The London Wall

The London Wall

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Year 1

Materials for Change was an investigation into the relationship between the city, the body, architecture and space. The project brief operated at three scales; 1:1 scale of the body, the building scale and the city scale. We examined whether built structures, as well as the clothes, actions and identities that surround us and are expressed by our bodies, are tailored to our needs.


We analysed six linear territories in London. In the first phase, we focussed on understanding the scale of the city and buildings in relation to our body. In the second phase we delved into the design of independent propositions for small buildings. This project allowed us to use the magic and the power of design, as a tool for imagining other realities, to create new spaces. Imagination needs freedom of expression and relies on the memory of past lives, places, events and cultures. We have created a new series of tailored and liberating spaces, within which the body can thrive and become an act of empowerment.


Propositions based in and around London Wall are represented below.

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Ariel Alper, ‘The St Alphage Children's Hub'

The project references the ruins and cultural memory of the site at St Alphage, proposing a space where children can have an impact on the city.

Ariel Alper, ‘The St Alphage Children's Hub'

Jessica Richard, ‘The Medicinal Dispensary'

Lok Chiu, ‘A Guided Interpretation of Fragments'

The proposal for a museum aims to extend interest in London’s past. By allowing users to touch, see and feel the remains of London Wall, the proposal nurtures historical knowledge.

Iris Feng, 'The Barbican Strawberry Greenhouse'

The project is an urban strawberry greenhouse for neighbouring residents and visitors of families and children. The greenhouse will be open all year round to the public.

Pasathorn Srichaiyongphanich, 'Camera Obscura'

The proposed building, a projection gallery of sorts, re-enacts the camera obscura and strives to blur and embrace the contrast between remnants of London Wall with contemporary architecture.

Thomas Butterworth, 'Noble Street Garden GP'

Thomas Butterworth, 'Noble Street Garden GP'

The proposed GP surgery integrates within Noble Street's sunken garden. It attempts to provide a closer engagement with the London Wall and disrupt the highly clinical typology of the GP practice.

Lily Lin, 'London Wall Sleep Spa'

The project targets office workers, providing a space of respite from high pressure work environments. The building facilitates sleep: dozing off, power naps, slow wave sleep, REM sleep and waking up.

Ryhan Sheik, 'A Boxer's Study'

The response to this brief focuses on the rituals of boxing and how it can be translated into architecture. Embracing materials that reflect boxing, the proposal can be described as a boxing gym and fight club.

Mason Cameron, 'Surgery and Recovery Centre for Injured Foxes'

Mattia Salvadori, 'London Wall Workspace'

The building offers an alternative workspace for workers and the general public, providing an escape from the usual home and office work environments.

Sammy Doublet, 'A Gallery for Bird-Listening'

The project is an acoustic gallery and nature reserve for great tits and wrens that aims to celebrate birdsong, re-addressing the balance between London Wall's noisy road and a pocket of green space.

Helen Joung, 'A Climatic Barometer'

The building is designed to act as a climatic barometer that provides qualitative data on atmospheric conditions. Additionally it creates sky spaces that enable individuals’ recollection of senses.

Harshal Gulabchandre, 'Noble Street Baths'

The building programme proposes a Roman bathhouse that ‘slots’ in between the remnants of the London Wall. The prevalent focus of the project is a sensibility towards the existing ruin as an artefact.

Aryan Kaul, 'Roman Walk Respite'

The purpose of the project is to bring the workers in the City of London a space to physically recuperate through rest and mentally de-stress through exploratory play.

Sasha Audas, 'Water | Architecture | Human Interaction'

A public washroom, WC and laundrette for the homeless in the City of London and the Barbican community.

Andrew Seah, 'Hydroponic Gardens of London Wall'

Nestled along a group of Roman ruins in the London wall, the project is a manifesto for production and consumption of food. The building hosts hydroponic production of salads for the area.

Andrew Seah, 'Hydroponic Gardens of London Wall'

Sarah Chuwa, 'The Nest'

The project offers a safe haven of rest for tired office workers, an escape from the constant hustle of work life. Framed by one of the Roman wall bastions, the building offers a unique experience of the unloved site.

Jio Ryu, 'Dance, Music and Drama Practice Rooms'

Serena Haddon, 'Music House'

The aim of the project is to work in and around the existing natural conditions of the site, to create spaces for practicing and performing music. This is to aid the students at the Guildhall.

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