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Assembly, London, 2024

ASSEMBLY is a street auditorium located outside the Grade II Maughan Library, King’s College London, formerly the Public Records Office. Designed as a space for public debates, performances, screenings, and gatherings, it drew inspiration from spaces of political power such as the House of Commons and civic squares, including the Piazza della Signora in Florence.

With an understanding of the spatialities of politics and debate, the project aimed to bring democratic processes into the City and its street. The form is therefore a unified horseshoe bench below an inflatable canopy, fostering a sense of community and deliberation.

 

Assembly

Type: ARCHITECTURE

Location: London, UK

Size: 35m2

For: FLEET STREET QUARTER BID, City of london

Status: Completed

Featured in: a’a’, archello, divisare

Collaborators: AKT II, millimetre

With thanks to: apwdwx, MELIOR DESIGN, inflate, Danny Duquemin-Sheil, DAN LEE, MARC THOMAS, JACOB HEDGE, Omar Safdari, AMY KEMPA

Photography: LORENZO ZANDRI, LUKE O’DONOVAN

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