Kilburn Slow Street primer doc.

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A primer to reading Kilburn Slow Street and the play1:250 between scales 1:500

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1:1 The narrative of an urban explanation/exploration is captured in a set of tiles, from which its motif derived from the history of the place.

Not defined by status quo layouts, the project presents a refreshing way of relooking at the understanding of ‘place’, and the meaning of a ‘highstreet’.

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1:500 with an increased in subtlety of details, as with the forest zone,

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1:250 but still ambiguous.

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1:250 Scaling up further, objects and a more intimate setting gradually come to view,

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1:200 and spaces take on a slightly more definitive purpose

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1:50 stairs, shelter and squares.

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1:1 | 1:2500 At a 1:1 scale, the tile is shown for its ‘standard’ use - a tactile object laid on a surface, a physical disruption to speed.

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1:1 | 1:2500 However, it can also be regarded as a fragment of the masterplan, a micro urbanism, a hint of jamais vu.

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Within similar scales, the tile disintegrates into objects and device - an intimate human scale.

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As we zoom in further, materiality of the different spaces reveal itself,

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72:1 a partial microsopic tactility of the tile re-emerging as functional steps.

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150:1 a new floor, a new landscape, a wall, a boundary,

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200:1 a mixture between micro urbanism and macro architecture.

0:0 With this, I hope you enjoy the project as I take you on a narrative through the different scales of Kilburn slow street.