ROOFLIFE!

On Friday evening, I was lucky enough to go to a party hosted by Haptic Architects and BOB Design. The event was part of the London Festival of Architecture on 6 &7 July 2012.

ROOFLIFE! SPECULATING ON LONDON'S UNDERUSED ROOFTOPS... An installation and event that speculates on the future of London's Rooftops. The event was held on the rooftop of the Islington studio space that they share, taking in 360 degree views of the London skyline and across the Kings Cross area in particular.

An amazing rooftop garden was created together with a scafolding skeleton (in case of rain) and "crow's nest" for the DJ (see below).

The views are spectacular, as you can see from my pic below of The Shard, which had been officially opened, the previous evening.

The garden was created by Ian Jackson Landscape Architecture and Holmes & Sons and contained 34 different herbs, fruits and vegtables, some of which were suitable for using to mix with the drinks! The pic on the right shows the beautiful signage.

The picture below shows the display in the studio which invites you to look through the peepholes and see the various well known landmarks:

...and the guide of all 34 herbs, vegtable and fruits were printed on a lovely long list 1000mm x 100mm, on our Offenbach Bible 60gsm!

Thanks to BOB Design and Haptic for inviting me and for a great party.

http://www.hapticarchitects.co.uk/

www.bobdesign.co.uk

www.ijla.co.uk

www.constructure.co.uk

www.holmesandsonsuk.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 09.07.2012