Co-Local
RCA x Landsec
Academic Group Project
Service designed to increase social cohesion through art and expression in the town center of Lewisham in south east London.
Context.
Landsec came to us with the opportunity to...
Improve the access to and the quality of the space...
By creating better connections, and spaces and...
Bringing culture to the town center.
...in and around Lewisham town center
Discovery.
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People don’t hang around or stay in the center
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Lack of activites catering to people’s interests.
Lack of social cohesion
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Lack of activities for the community
Space does not reflect Lewisham or its people.
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In-depth research about what makes a strong community
Bringing the culture into the place
Insight.
Lack of...
Community activites
Representation of the area and the people
Creative expression of the place
= Lack of Social Cohesion
Opportunity.
Opportunity.
How might we enable expression of Lewisham through community co-creation spaces that lead to long-term social cohesion to attract future residents.
Service Proposition.
Reactions from the community.
Community realises value of service for self and Lewisham.
Willing to participate with friends.
— Concept Validation Through Poster
People engage without prompting and react to each other.
High volume of young adult and middle aged working people.
— Community Art Wall
Interest among middle-aged professionals much higher than expected.
Most interest in unsupervised forms of expression.
