Focus Week: Silvertown East London

Peabody trust Housing.

Silvertown Eat London is a vast area which once was the main area of London where all merchandise, materials were bought in through the major docks which once existed there. Sadly in todays modern age the docklands have long gone and only few signs of what the are a once was remain. Since then a lot of re-development is currently taking place with addition to affordable

In West Silvertown is the Peabody trust's building. Work started in 2003 and was completed by early 2005 at a cost of 1.5 million pounds. The framework of the design uses timber framework and cladding which imitates the effect of water mixed with oil, or the mixed colors of the sun reflecting of a blue bottle (weird way of describing it), but it is made of light reflecting of the different colored materials using dichoric film which was inspired by the artist Martin Richman.

When the light quality changes so does the appearance on the building. The more light the more intense the color given of from the dichoric film. At night the whole building becomes illuminated giving a rich vibrant building to the area and its re-development.