Site Research and Location East London - Commercial street
History of Toynbee Hall Toynbee Hall was founded by Canon Samuel Barnett, vicar of St Jude's Whitechapel in memory of Arnold Toynbee, a young Oxford Historian who pioneered social work in East London. The original building of 1884-5 by Elijah Hoole survives only in part. It is set well back from the street behind gardens; rather like an Elizabethan manor house with some agreeable, if undistinguished, additions in recent decades. Tudor-style four bay red-brick facade with burnt end diapering to the brickwork, stone dressings, large mullioned windows with diamond leaded panes under a pair of steep kneelered gables and robust chimney stacks.
The Brief
The experimentation of 'Pop Up Folly' was developed into an initial concept. The brief called for impermanent development of a structure that would be placed in the courtyard space of Toynbee hall. The proposal seeks to provide functional structure that can be used by the community. It can be dismantled, re-arranged, re-located or recycled when required.
Concept Sketches
Cetre Pompidou Metz - by Shigeru Ban & Jean-de-Gastines
Section Toynbee Hall
Framing the Facade
Form of the bridge - Gothic style arch
Sensory Bridge
Top Plan and movement
The proposal aims to expand and shift the attention towards the Arts&Crafts building. My aspiration was to re-interpret the way people use the area and space of the courtyard around Toynbee Hall. A particular accent is made to “framing�the view, towards the Grade II listed building, to the community and people passing trough Commercial Street.
Sensory Bridge Elevations
Sensory Bridge Photo collage and VW rendering
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Concept Models