The Everyday

'The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes' (Sherlock Holmes' words)

I am going to base this project on the building that I live in (Alexandra and Ainsworth estate AKA Rowley Way). This is because it has a very unusual architectural design as it is a Brutalist building and as I live in it it means that I  am accustomed to it, and wish to communicate the 'mundane' in this surreal environment (the building is extremely unusual remember). The building looks out of place as it stands between St Johns Wood and Hampstead which are two generally affluent areas with pre-20th century design;this strangeness is compounded by the fact that it is a 2nd grade listed building. There are varied cultures, races, ideologies (exhibited by the regular socialist posters often on display) and religions all present on the estate. I also want to interpret the design of the building (designed in the 60's and built in the 70's), as the school of architecture that influenced the architect Neave Brown wanted to move away from high rise blocks to create a sense of community and space.

Today the building looks very different to what it did when it was first built mainly due to the weathering of the white paint which originally covered the building, to a mottled dirty grey which it has now. The building has been used in many t.v programmes including The Sweeney, The Bill, Breaking and Entering and One Below The Queen, which was made by the residents of the estate.