out of the old well grows a glowing tree light pours into the tube station below
On the border of Islington and Hackney, at the site of the old St. Agnes Well, a new lightwell is made. A tree rises from the well and creates a canopy, over which a lightbox rests. The glowing tree marks the gateway to the new Old Street tube station below.
The transport hub becomes a new social hub, by reclaiming the traffic roundabout; sunny but crime-ridden and dominated by vent shafts. Public realm is created both above and below ground. The proposed centralised tube entrance brings legibility, safety, natural cooling and lighting to the concourse, and acts as a beacon for the greater urban area linking to Shoreditch and its night-time economy.
Architects Tonkin Liu Client Transport For London Location London, UK Budget£ 8 million Size 800 m² underground concourse, 380 m² tube entrance pavillion, 450 m² public realm Landscape Tonkin Liu & Civic Trees Transport Planning JMP Structural EngineerAdams Kara Taylor Services EngineerMecserve Quantity Surveyor Gleeds Submission 2006 Status Unbuilt
