Open fence

Altab Ali Park is seperated from the street only by a historic wall, which is unusual as most public green spaces in that area are surronded by fences and gates. Besides many people use a short cut through the park, jumping over the wall, to get to the adjacent bus stop. The project stresses out the already existing qualities of the wall as an open boundary. A wooden structure, which sits on top of the wall, connects the street area with the park and enhances the accessibility of Altab Ali Park. The project refers to the Gestalt of sand dune fencing. The fence originally an seperating element is transformed into its opposite. Taking into account the historic value of the wall, the structure will only touch it, no fixtures at the wall are necessary.

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Students
Christof Peter, Stefan Tschaikner, Bob Simon, Rade Veselic, Cornelia Vonbun
Client
International Architecture Student Festival 2010 - The Architecture Foundation
Sarah Ichioka, Moira Lascelles
Collaborating Organisations
Project Implementation
ASD Projects, Anne Markey, London Metropolitan University
Other Collaboration
Design for London, Tim Rettler
Other Collaboration
Transport for London
Other Collaboration
City of London
Logistics
Poplar HARCA, Derek Barclay, London
Other Collaboration
Tower Hamlets, Daniel Fordham
Collaborators
Birgit Brauner
Prof. Michael Flach - Structural Engineering
Financing
Universität Innsbruck
Stadt Innsbruck
Land Tirol
Huter & Söhne
Buchbinder Österreich

Academic Discipline(s)
Architecture
Academic Level(s)
Bachelor 2nd year
Academic Facts

Budget
Material
1520 €
Discipline
Transportation of Skill
Project Context
Project Type
Function
Sports / Play / Recreation | Traffic Infrastructure
Construction Methods/Techniques
Materials