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‘Parkland Walk’ is an abandoned railway site situated in London. The site is an urban void occupied by dense vegetation – a leftover space. Through the creation of disruptions and experiments, the project responds to the question “How much design is enough?”.
The design goal is to bring interesting activities to the site whilst retaining its terrain vague character using subtle interventions. Several inner sites are chosen for experiments according to their typology, terrain, characteristics or relation to the former railway track. In the end, the overall site is provided with design ideas that are subtle, flexible, movable and open-ended, allowing visitors to experience a unique and variable journey.
A series of photos showing site views from east to west.
A plan of the entire Parkland Walk, showing the chosen inner sites and many different conditions of the linear site.
Site A is a linear mound. The concept arranges different sizes of movable wood platforms along the walkway. The platforms can be lifted and used by users, allowing various configurations.
Site C’s intervention transforms trunk debris from all over the site into trunk chairs, wood pavement and platform stairs.