Natural Triangulations is situated in the restored Victorian Engine House built in 1894. Originally constructed to house the steam engine which pumped water through the reservoirs and supplied clean water...
Natural Triangulations is situated in the restored Victorian Engine House built in 1894. Originally constructed to house the steam engine which pumped water through the reservoirs and supplied clean water to households, it has now been refurbished to house the Walthamstow Wetlands Visitor Centre.
Natural Triangulations explores the relationship between nature and architecture, by considering how they both use building blocks of repeated forms to shape complex structures. Each principle stems from an applied sequence of forms, such as bricks or florets that have a logical code or rhythm that enables them to exist. The vinyl window installations are composed from a series of multi-coloured translucent triangles that move across the surface of the windows in a variety of sizes. The colour palette incorporates elements of the landscape: the grass, the water, and the wild flowers in the nature reserve.
Walthamstow Wetlands is the largest urban wetlands in Europe stretching over 211 hectares of land, which is now open to the wider public for the first time in 150 years. The project has been made possible through the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Thames Water, London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Wildlife Trust and the Greater London Authority.
Commissioned by Waltham Forest Council for the Walthamstow Wetlands Marine Engine House Visitor Centre.