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Loading ...Built in 1974 the Heygate Estate in Walworth, South London is soon to be demolished as part of the Elephant & Castle regeneration program.
It is to make way for a £1.5bn redevelopment, one of the largest in Europe, to provide a higher density mix of social and private accommodation.
Demolition is planned to begin in late 2010 but the estate will not be fully demolished until 2015.
Eloquently put Dave, I agree that the elevations are indeed woeful, but the roofscape is interesting. I can see that the architects were inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unite rooftop garden sculptures….here they have skillfully incorporated a rooftop garden loosely based on that London I think.