Claudia White's project responds to the cultural context of a site in Southwark, London and the problems facing large cities. The proposal links underground, street, and sky to city—and invigorates and redefines the surroundings with an architectural language that delights in what could be.
Claudia White
Oxford Brookes University
School of Architecture
Interior view from below; circulation of light and shadows immerse and extend through the layers of manufacture. © Claudia White.
Jury
Nigel Coates
Kent Jackson
Roger Kallman
Martha Schwartz
Ross Wimer
This scheme inserts an alternative transport system as an extension to the existing use of the site, with the concept of complete vehicle sharing across the city. The concept of Transology informs this architectural system and building. Transology is a “field of design concerned with the interrelationship of mobility and the environment.” It introduces a conditioned environment and manufactures various modes of transport specific to the users’ requirements and/or body contours. A roof top velodrome allows for vehicle test running, while providing an envelope to views across London. A person-specific transport structure extends the travel link from the tube station out onto London’s roads, via sustainable means. It delivers an architectural catalyst for a wider structure for the city.
At night the site promotes itself, with the vehicles coming to life amongst the darkness. An influx of movement is highlighted. © Claudia White.
A double layered “velodrome” sits at roof level. Views across London’s skyline can be enjoyed within the bowl. A panoramic photomontage compliments this detail. © Claudia White.
The proposal’s insertion into the site, reveals a view east from the London Eye. © Claudia White.
Claudia White
Oxford Brookes University
School of Architecture
is a technical project manager for the London-based software development company Can Factory. She has worked on a range of high-profile projects establishing herself within the design, architecture, and tech industries. Completing her architecture diploma at the Architectural Association, her interests lie in the crossover between design, science, and technology and how to develop intuitive ideas into buildable projects, both digital or physical. She previously worked with Amanda Levete and the late Jan Kaplicky at Future Systems, joining the team that developed the architectural design of Bangkok’s Central Embassy Hotel. Working with Vicky Richardson at Blueprint Magazine and Eva Menz at her design studio further informed her interests of the facets and outlets of design.
