This project reimagines a derelict horticultural glasshouse as a temporary, adaptable public space for events, workshops, and exhibitions. As the first phase of a wider regeneration strategy for the Highgate Bowl, it explores how civic potential can be unlocked through minimal intervention and an economy of means. Rather than replace or erase, the design works with the existing condition.
    Modular, CNC-fabricated plywood elements form new pathways, rooms, and furniture—lightweight insertions that negotiate levels, reframe spatial relationships, and occupy the existing bays without touching the fragile glass envelope. Formally modest but programmatically potent, these additions enable diverse uses while preserving the ephemeral character of the space.
    Evolving in phases, the project embodies incrementalism, adaptability, and low-impact transformation. Rooted in ideas of reassembly and polyvalence, the space was both complete and open to reinterpretation.
    Disassembled in 2025 as intended, its temporary occupation served as a testing ground for public engagement and spatial programming, directly informing Phase 2, a series of permanent timber pavilions that extend the strategy of phased, context-led regeneration.

Client: OmVed Gardens
Type: Temporary frameworks for public use and spatial adaptation
Duration: 2018–2025 (Disassembled)
Location: Highgate, London, UK