Dispatches From London: The Kings Cross Picnic
Thursday, 26 July 2012
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An urban installation every bit exercise of the London Festival of Architecture. Text past times Squire as well as Partners | Photography past times James Jones.
In reply to a brief laid upward past times the London Festival of Architecture to transform a forgotten corner of King's Cross into a infinite for people to enjoy, local architects Squire as well as Partners inward collaboration alongside landscape designer Jeremy Rye as well as creative someone Anna Garforth transformed a neglected cut-through inward King's Cross into an inviting picnic garden recently.
Around 500 visitors came to the picnic over the weekend of July eighth to sit down on their deck chairs as well as grass beds constructed from recycled palettes, which were covered inward existent turf as well as topped alongside picnic baskets bursting alongside English linguistic communication flowers.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large scale graphic moss installation on a railway wall past times creative someone Anna Garforth provided a striking backdrop as well as was gradually added to during the weekend past times children armed alongside buckets of chalk. By sun eve the chalk stretched over 2 streets creating a fantastic mural of pictures as well as messages for passers-by.
The within infinite – Victorian warehouse restaurant/bar (6 St Chad's Place) was decked out inward to a greater extent than turf, bespoke games tables as well as seating made from to a greater extent than recycled palettes, addition 2 swings hanging from the rafters. Youth trip the low-cal fantastic groups from The Place did hourly performances providing a fantastic visual interaction inward both the indoor as well as outdoor spaces. And the lovely lades from The Poundshop brought their bespoke mobile kiosk every bit exercise of a summertime tour, selling wonderful designer/maker items.
See to a greater extent than images at Squire as well as Partner's flickr puddle here.
Squire as well as Partners
In reply to a brief laid upward past times the London Festival of Architecture to transform a forgotten corner of King's Cross into a infinite for people to enjoy, local architects Squire as well as Partners inward collaboration alongside landscape designer Jeremy Rye as well as creative someone Anna Garforth transformed a neglected cut-through inward King's Cross into an inviting picnic garden recently.
Around 500 visitors came to the picnic over the weekend of July eighth to sit down on their deck chairs as well as grass beds constructed from recycled palettes, which were covered inward existent turf as well as topped alongside picnic baskets bursting alongside English linguistic communication flowers.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large scale graphic moss installation on a railway wall past times creative someone Anna Garforth provided a striking backdrop as well as was gradually added to during the weekend past times children armed alongside buckets of chalk. By sun eve the chalk stretched over 2 streets creating a fantastic mural of pictures as well as messages for passers-by.
The within infinite – Victorian warehouse restaurant/bar (6 St Chad's Place) was decked out inward to a greater extent than turf, bespoke games tables as well as seating made from to a greater extent than recycled palettes, addition 2 swings hanging from the rafters. Youth trip the low-cal fantastic groups from The Place did hourly performances providing a fantastic visual interaction inward both the indoor as well as outdoor spaces. And the lovely lades from The Poundshop brought their bespoke mobile kiosk every bit exercise of a summertime tour, selling wonderful designer/maker items.
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See to a greater extent than images at Squire as well as Partner's flickr puddle here.
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