From closeness to negotiation to openness. The boundary is a condition that belongs to neither one side or the other. It is a moment of negotiation.
The catalysts begins from the reconfiguration of existing site boundary. The FAKE FACADE becomes a new boundary with a volume, changing the site edge to provide an active response by the residents and visitors.
Processes of pumping contaminants off the soil will be undertaken by particular species of plants selected for the site. Corridors of grass planting and tree planting will be installed and rendered usable at various stages to allow gradual use of the site for activation.
The boundary stops being a divider, it gains volume which provides activation.
Protecting the entrance of the site, the gatehouse functions as a gateway to the new collective space. From its original programme of controlling the in/out movements, to becoming a green house, onE of a series of follies to populate the Isle of Dogs development sites.
Helium filled balloons raise to the sky to alarm their presence while their statements aim at contributing by provoking the political system of the planning and development of public space.
A cut & fill process to create the Discussion Terraces, a stepped seating space where to gather and debate plans and events for the collective space. The intervention will not impact mature existing trees.