Studio Egret West have been challenged to turn the existing site of a run down office block into a new mixed use building that benefits the whole area. The Site is known as Athena House, Station Road, Sidcup. The surrounding area is a mixture of shops, offices and homes of varying styles, alongside a public realm that is in need of updating. The Fold is based on a tight and awkwardly shaped site the curved and folding nature of the building allowed us to continue one aesthetic around the site while breaking down the mass as the folds overlap. The site demanded a building with no back, only public faces on all sides, and had significant contextual constraints. We found that using the curved folding facade we can step and split the building while keeping a single and continuous identity.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | MCLA-0025-0007 |
| Caption: | The Fold, Sidcup, United Kingdom. Architect: Studio Egret West Limited, 2013. Wide angled view from across street of east facade. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 5016 x 3345 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 06/01/2013 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Matt Clayton/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | The Fold |
| Headline: | The Fold, Sidcup, United Kingdom. Architect: Studio Egret West Limited, 2013. |
| City: | Sidcup |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Architect: | Studio Egret West Limited |
| Architect Website: | www.egretwest.com |
| Category: | Housing |
| Building Type: | Apartments Flats |
| Year of Completion: | 2013 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | Studio Egret West have been challenged to turn the existing site of a run down office block into a new mixed use building that benefits the whole area. The Site is known as Athena House, Station Road, Sidcup. The surrounding area is a mixture of shops, offices and homes of varying styles, alongside a public realm that is in need of updating. The Fold is based on a tight and awkwardly shaped site the curved and folding nature of the building allowed us to continue one aesthetic around the site while breaking down the mass as the folds overlap. The site demanded a building with no back, only public faces on all sides, and had significant contextual constraints. We found that using the curved folding facade we can step and split the building while keeping a single and continuous identity. |
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| Orientation: | H |
| Type: | Apartments Flats |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | Distant view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Matt Clayton |
| Source File Name: | MCLA-0025-0007.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |