In a rare instance of love-thy-neighbour design, a new building enables people to enjoy the view of a nearby church window. No wonder it’s been stopping passersby in their tracks
Leading global cities protect their heritage views and sightlines, respecting the human scale of the city’s heritage and topography, cherishing the city as a landscape of natural features.
Lewisham Council gave its consent earlier this month to detailed plans for five buildings by the AJ100 practice on Plot 5 of Deptford Landings on behalf
Speaking at the inquiry, Howarth said, “The problem we have is about which views to and from places we want to protect and preserve. This includes pre-colonisation views and vistas significant to Aboriginal people, as well as the contemporary views and vistas. Once identified, how would we protect those views? The issue is clearly identified in the City of Sydney Central Sydney Planning Strategy 2016-2036, but a mechanism in that plan seems to be lacking.”
The latest design comes seven years after initial concepts for the station were first unveiled in 2015. The station will be the London terminus for the