Greenwich Design District featuring market and galleries now rising
Structures at Greenwich Peninsula’s forthcoming Design District have recently started to poke above hoardings as the site takes shape.
A former green space will become a number of buildings comprising workspaces, galleries, food courts and include a market.
Knight Dragon states it will bring “together ideas in design, art, tech, food, craft and music”.
A market hall is the centrepiece with food stalls on the first floor and crafts and galleries below around the site’s focal point.
A basketball court is located on one building which will be free to use year-round to all.
Each building was developed “blind” by a different architectural practice with 1,800 people working across the area when complete according to the site’s website, which seems a very high number to me.
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The site was due to open in 2019 but looking at current progress it seems certain to slip into 2020.
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Some of these images are taken from the newly opened raised walkway named “The tide”. More on that in a forthcoming post.
Alongside “The Tide” a new 10,000 capacity music and events venue named Magazine is opening near this spot next month.
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