soho - city as a theatre (theoretical project)
LONDON I UNITED KINGDOM
ARCHITECTURE
THE VISION SEEKS TO REDEFINE SOHO AS A VIBRANT – MIXED DISTRICT IN THE CONTEXT OF GROWING CHALLENGES, UPCOMING INFRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ON THE SMALL SCALE, THE MASTERPLAN PROPOSAL AIMS TO ENCOURAGE INFORMAL EVENTS AND SPONTANEOUS ENCOUNTERS BY PROGRAMMING UNDERUSED BACK STREETS INTO PUBLIC AMENITY, PERFORMANCE AND SPECTACLE AREAS. ON THE LARGER SCALE, THE PROPOSAL WAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO RAISING DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE IN THE AREA.
BY REDEFINING THE APPROACH TO MIXED-USE TYPOLOGY, THE MASTERPLAN LOOKS AT REDESIGNING EXISTING FABRIC PROPOSING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED INTERNALLY AROUND THE ELEVATED COURTYARD WHILE OFFICE SPACE WOULD BE WRAPPED AROUND THE OUTSIDE PROVIDING PRIVACY AND SCREENING TO THE INHABITANTS. DEVELOPMENT AIMS TO ENHANCE SUBSTANTIAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE GOOD GROWTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
