1View into site from Daubeney RoadRead more
2View into site from Redwald RoadRead more
3View out of site towards Redwald RoadRead more
4Existing allotments on siteRead more
5Existing allotments on siteRead more
6Existing allotments on siteRead more
7Daubeney School entrance on Daubeney RoadRead more
8Oblique view of Daubeney road site entranceRead more
9View into site from Redwald RoadRead more
10Existing allotments on siteRead more
11View out of site towards Daubeney RoadRead more
Aesop Westfield is imagined as a walled garden, providing a place of refuge and calm away from the busy mall environment. It takes inspiration from the ‘crinkle-crankle wall’ of the English countryside, which uses an undulating wave form to give rigidity to a single skin masonry wall, as a means of economising on bricks.
The wall is constructed from a combination of standard straight and curved terracotta-coloured concrete blocks. It meanders around the perimeter of the space, creating a sense of motion that contrasts its sheer material mass. Against this frozen movement, delicate polished aluminium shelves provide display space for the iconic Aesop product range.