Holyrood Street Low Line

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Holyrood Street Low Line

A feasibility study, phasing plan, prototype and testing brief for a section of the Low Line walking route along the South Eastern viadduct at London Bridge - supporting soft-market testing for business incubation, planning for cultural and social value use.

Client
Team London Bridge
Size
5000 m2
Project dates
Feasibility Study: August 2017 – January 2018
Services provided
Architecture & Public Realm Feasibility Study (RIBA St 0-1)
Design team
  • Architecture00 (Collaborating Researcher)

  • Dark Matter Labs (Collaborating Researcher)

Project type
Feasibility & Strategy
Use type
Retail & Workspace

Studio Weave were appointed alongside Architecture00 & Dark Matter Labs to develop proposals for Holyrood Street within Team London Bridge’s vision for a Southwark ‘Low Line’. Our scope included appraising the existing condition in a baseline information review; conducting feasibility studies to assess spatial constraints and opportunities; and developing a methodology for phased implementation of improvements to the public realm and viaduct vaults.

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Holyrood Street is at the epicentre of the London Bridge Opportunity Area, where investment in new infrastructure, residential and work space is leading a rapidly changing character and use. Our study and proposals sought to address both physical and programmatic investment opportunities, such as: cultural opportunities for creation of local commissions and venues; economic opportunities for incubation of local entrepreneurship and innovation; alongside public realm improvements which work the existing condition to maintain the distinct character fomented over time.

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