One place in that collection is the legendary Heygate Estate in Elephant + Castle.
Nice. Look how much space there is for all the residents to share:
The Heygate Estate is a large housing estate located in Walworth, Southwark, south London. The estate is currently being demolished as part of the regeneration of the Elephant and Castle area.[1] It was home to more than 3,000 people.[2]
The Heygate is well known for being one of the starkest examples of post-war urban decay in the United Kingdom. Its notoriety has led to it being used frequently as a filming location for music videos and movies.
The Corbusian concept behind the construction of the estate was of a modern living environment. The neo-brutalist architectural aesthetic was one of tall, concrete blocks dwarfing smaller blocks, surrounding central communal gardens.
The estate was once a popular place to live, the flats being thought light and spacious,[5] but the estate later developed a reputation for crime, poverty and dilapidation.[6] Residents complained about constant noise, crime and threats of violence. The sheer scale of many of the blocks also meant there was little sense of community.[7] By the 2000s, the estate had fallen into severe disrepair.
One place in that collection is the legendary Heygate Estate in Elephant + Castle.
Nice. Look how much space there is for all the residents to share: