Wandsworth Common
Playground
A proposal for a natural playscape for Wandsworth Council. Lady Allen Adventure Playground sits alongside the site. We wanted to take inspiration form some of her theories in play design - in particular her attitude to risk.
We wanted at the centre of the deign to be the highest possible (4m) free climb without barriers. This could be achieved with a web system of ropes that create a highly challenging risky climb but with an obstructed safe fall.
A live build pavilion project with Chelsea College of Arts Spatial Design students, installed at the Tate Britain.
Big Parabolic
2024
Temporary artwork built during the Ranch LT summer residency. This device uses a dish to bounce sound waves from a certain direction into a focal point, allowing you to listen with precision at long distances.
The Big Parabolic is an extra-large version. The 2-meter-wide dish increases the distance and intensity of the sound picked up. The microphone was set floating above the meadow with an arm to adjust the direction. A bed was installed as an accompaniment, allowing us to lie back comfortably and listen to the rich hum of crickets, bees, and birds.
